Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/analyses/ad_core.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/analyses/ad_core.cpp	(revision 16200)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/analyses/ad_core.cpp	(revision 16201)
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@
 
 			/*preliminary checks: */
-			if (my_rank==0) {
-				femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_dependents,AutodiffNumDependentsEnum);
-				femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_independents,AutodiffNumIndependentsEnum);
-				if(!(num_dependents*num_independents)) return;
-			}
+			femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_dependents,AutodiffNumDependentsEnum);
+			femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_independents,AutodiffNumIndependentsEnum);
+			if(!(num_dependents*num_independents)) return;
 
 			if(VerboseAutodiff())_printf0_("   start ad core\n");