Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Element.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Element.cpp	(revision 27467)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Element.cpp	(revision 27468)
@@ -2444,5 +2444,5 @@
 	this->parameters->FindParam(&yts,ConstantsYtsEnum);
    this->parameters->FindParam(&time,TimeEnum);
-   this->parameters->FindParam(&dt,TimesteppingTimeStepEnum); _assert_(dt<yts);
+   this->parameters->FindParam(&dt,TimesteppingTimeStepEnum); 
    fracyear     = time/yts-floor(time/yts);
    for(int i=1;i<12;i++){
@@ -2467,5 +2467,6 @@
 	/*Adjust SMB if any lapse rate value is non-zero*/
 	if(isadjustsmb){
-	
+
+		_assert_(dt<yts);
 	   for(int v=0;v<numvertices;v++){
 	      /*Find elevation bin of Reference elevation and of Vertex*/