Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/movingfront_core.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/movingfront_core.cpp	(revision 27253)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/movingfront_core.cpp	(revision 27254)
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
 	/* compute the maximal velocity over the whole domain */
-	femmodel->MaxVelx(&maxVel);
-	femmodel->parameters->SetParam(maxVel, CalvingVelMaxEnum);
+	if(isstressbalance){
+		femmodel->MaxVelx(&maxVel);
+		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(maxVel, CalvingVelMaxEnum);
+	}
 
 	/* start the work from here */