Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 27375)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 27376)
@@ -1595,16 +1595,15 @@
 
 	/*Now send and receive vector for nodes on partition edge*/
-	/*Now send and receive vector for vertices on partition edge*/
 	IssmDouble       **send_buffers  = xNew<IssmDouble*>(num_procs);
 	ISSM_MPI_Request  *send_requests = xNew<ISSM_MPI_Request>(num_procs);
 	for (int rank = 0;rank<num_procs;rank++){
 		#ifdef _HAVE_AD_
-		send_buffers[rank] = xNew<IssmDouble>(this->vertices->Size(),"t"); //only one alloc, "t" is required by adolc
+		send_buffers[rank] = xNew<IssmDouble>(this->nodes->Size(),"t"); //only one alloc, "t" is required by adolc
 		#else
-		send_buffers[rank] = xNew<IssmDouble>(this->vertices->Size());
+		send_buffers[rank] = xNew<IssmDouble>(this->nodes->Size());
 		#endif
 		send_requests[rank] = ISSM_MPI_REQUEST_NULL;
 	}
-	IssmDouble* recv_buffer = xNew<IssmDouble>(this->vertices->Size());
+	IssmDouble* recv_buffer = xNew<IssmDouble>(this->nodes->Size());
 
 	for(int rank=0;rank<num_procs;rank++){