Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/inversion.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/inversion.m	(revision 16245)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/inversion.m	(revision 16246)
@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@
 			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.control_parameters','cell',1,'values',...
 				{'BalancethicknessThickeningRate' 'FrictionCoefficient' 'MaterialsRheologyBbar' 'DamageDbar' 'Vx' 'Vy' 'Thickness'});
-			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.nsteps','numel',1,'>=',1);
+			%md = checkfield(md,'inversion.nsteps','numel',1,'>=',1);
 			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.maxiter_per_step','size',[md.inversion.nsteps 1],'>=',0);
 			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.step_threshold','size',[md.inversion.nsteps 1]);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/taoinversion.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/taoinversion.m	(revision 16245)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/taoinversion.m	(revision 16246)
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@
 			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.control_parameters','cell',1,'values',...
 				{'BalancethicknessThickeningRate' 'FrictionCoefficient' 'MaterialsRheologyBbar' 'MaterialsRheologyZbar' 'Vx' 'Vy' 'Thickness'});
-			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.nsteps','numel',1,'>=',1);
+			%md = checkfield(md,'inversion.nsteps','numel',1,'>=',1);
 			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.cost_functions','size',[1 num_costfunc],'values',[101:105 201 501:506]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'inversion.cost_functions_coefficients','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices num_costfunc],'>=',0);