Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.m	(revision 25008)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.m	(revision 25009)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 
 %partitioning
-md=partitioner(md,'package','linear','npart',md.mesh.numberofvertices)-1;
+partition=partitioner(md,'package','linear','npart',md.mesh.numberofvertices)-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.m	(revision 25008)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.m	(revision 25009)
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 
 %partitioning
-partition=partitioner(md,'package','linear','npart',md.mesh.numberofvertices)-1;
+npart = md.mesh.numberofvertices;
+partition=partitioner(md,'package','linear','npart',npart)-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,4 @@
 end
 
-
-
 %imperative! 
 md.stressbalance.reltol=10^-5; %tighten for qmu analysese