Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/OutputResultsx/OutputResultsx.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/OutputResultsx/OutputResultsx.cpp	(revision 24450)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/OutputResultsx/OutputResultsx.cpp	(revision 24451)
@@ -24,17 +24,16 @@
 	int         solutiontype;
 	char*       solutiontypestring      = NULL;
-	bool        dakota_analysis;
-	bool        dakota_output;
 
-	/*retrieve parameters: */
-	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_analysis,QmuIsdakotaEnum);
-	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_output,QmuOutputEnum);
 
 	/*recover my_rank:*/
 	my_rank=IssmComm::GetRank();
 
-	if(dakota_analysis & !dakota_output){
-		//user wants to rely purely on Dakota analysis output, not the core output. 
-		return; 
+	/*If we are running dakota, do we want to output?*/
+	bool dakota_analysis;
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_analysis,QmuIsdakotaEnum);
+	if(dakota_analysis){
+		bool dakota_output;
+		femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_output,QmuOutputEnum);
+		if(!dakota_output) return; 
 	}