Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 20958)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 20959)
@@ -433,4 +433,12 @@
 	parameters->FindParam(&restartfilename,RestartFileNameEnum);
 
+	/*Now, figure out whether this file actually exists!: */
+	restartfid=pfopen(restartfilename,"r",false);
+
+	if(restartfid==NULL){
+		xDelete<char>(restartfilename);
+		return; //could not find the file, so no restart possible.
+	}
+
 	/*Print banner*/
 	_printf0_("                                                                    \n");
@@ -441,12 +449,4 @@
 	_printf0_("====================================================================\n");
 	_printf0_("                                                                    \n");
-
-	/*Now, figure out whether this file actually exists!: */
-	restartfid=pfopen(restartfilename,"r",false);
-
-	if(restartfid==NULL){
-		xDelete<char>(restartfilename);
-		return; //could not find the file, so no restart possible.
-	}
 
 	/*Figure out size of buffer to be read: */
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 20958)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 20959)
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@
 
 	/*first, figure out if there was a check point, if so, do a reset of the FemModel* femmodel structure. */
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&recording_frequency,SettingsRecordingFrequencyEnum);
 	if(recording_frequency) femmodel->Restart();
 
@@ -47,5 +48,4 @@
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_analysis,QmuIsdakotaEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&output_frequency,SettingsOutputFrequencyEnum);
-	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&recording_frequency,SettingsRecordingFrequencyEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&time_adapt,TimesteppingTimeAdaptEnum);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&isstressbalance,TransientIsstressbalanceEnum);