Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.m	(revision 16454)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.m	(revision 16455)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 			isice=(md.mask.ice_levelset>0);
 			if any(sum(isice(md.mesh.elements),2)==0),
-				error('elements with no ice not implemented yet, each element should have at least one vertex with md.mask.ice_levelset > 0');
+				warning('elements with no ice not implemented yet, each element should have at least one vertex with md.mask.ice_levelset > 0');
 			end
 		end % }}}