Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/solve.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/solve.m	(revision 18100)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/solve.m	(revision 18101)
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 %      - loadonly    : does not solve. only load results
 %      - runtimename : true or false (default is true), makes name unique
+%      - checkconsistency : 'yes' or 'no' (default is 'yes'), ensures checks on consistency of model
 %
 %   Examples:
@@ -36,16 +37,18 @@
 
 %check model consistency
-if md.verbose.solution,
-	disp('checking model consistency');
-end
-if (solutionenum == FlaimSolutionEnum())
-	md.private.isconsistent=true;
-	md=checkconsistency(md.mesh,md,solutionenum);
-	md=checkconsistency(md.flaim,md,solutionenum);
-	if md.private.isconsistent==false,
-		error('Model not consistent, see messages above');
+if strcmpi(getfieldvalue(options,'checkconsistency','yes'),'no'),
+	if md.verbose.solution,
+		disp('checking model consistency');
 	end
-else
-	ismodelselfconsistent(md),
+	if (solutionenum == FlaimSolutionEnum())
+		md.private.isconsistent=true;
+		md=checkconsistency(md.mesh,md,solutionenum);
+		md=checkconsistency(md.flaim,md,solutionenum);
+		if md.private.isconsistent==false,
+			error('Model not consistent, see messages above');
+		end
+	else
+		ismodelselfconsistent(md),
+	end
 end
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/solve.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/solve.py	(revision 18100)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/solve.py	(revision 18101)
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@
 	   extra options:
 	      - loadonly : does not solve. only load results
+		  - checkconsistency : 'yes' or 'no' (default is 'yes'), ensures checks on consistency of model
  
 	   Examples:
@@ -48,13 +49,14 @@
 
 	#check model consistency
-	print "checking model consistency"
-	if solutionenum == FlaimSolutionEnum():
-		md.private.isconsistent=True
-		md.mesh.checkconsistency(md,solutionenum)
-		md.flaim.checkconsistency(md,solutionenum)
-		if not md.private.isconsistent:
-			raise RuntimeError("Model not consistent, see messages above.")
-	else:
-		ismodelselfconsistent(md)
+	if m.strcmpi(options.getfieldvalue('checkconsistency','yes'),'no'):
+		print "checking model consistency"
+		if solutionenum == FlaimSolutionEnum():
+			md.private.isconsistent=True
+			md.mesh.checkconsistency(md,solutionenum)
+			md.flaim.checkconsistency(md,solutionenum)
+			if not md.private.isconsistent:
+				raise RuntimeError("Model not consistent, see messages above.")
+		else:
+			ismodelselfconsistent(md)
 
 	#First, build a runtime name that is unique