Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.py	(revision 25499)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.py	(revision 25500)
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
         if np.size(md.mesh.scale_factor) == md.mesh.numberofvertices:
             mesh.scale_factor = project2d(md, md.mesh.scale_factor, 1)
-        if not np.isnan(md.mesh.vertexonboundary).all():
+        if hasattr(md.mesh, 'vertexonboundary') and not np.isnan(md.mesh.vertexonboundary).all():
             mesh.vertexonboundary= project2d(md, md.mesh.vertexonboundary, 1)
-        if not np.isnan(md.mesh.elementonboundary).all():
+        if hasattr(md.mesh, 'elementonboundary') and not np.isnan(md.mesh.elementonboundary).all():
             mesh.elementonboundary = project2d(md, md.mesh.elementonboundary, 1)
         md.mesh = mesh