Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp	(revision 9409)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp	(revision 9410)
@@ -168,5 +168,5 @@
 
 	/*Check that some fields have been allocated*/
-	_assert_(this->fid);
+	_assert_(this->fid || my_rank);
 	_assert_(this->constants);