diff --git a/iPic3D.cpp b/iPic3D.cpp
index 91129c7b..cff2f756 100644
--- a/iPic3D.cpp
+++ b/iPic3D.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ using namespace iPic3D;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
+  MPIdata::init(&argc, &argv);
   iPic3D::c_Solver KCode;
   bool b_err = false;
 
-  MPIdata::init(&argc, &argv);
   KCode.Init(argc, argv);
 
   for (int i = KCode.FirstCycle(); i < KCode.LastCycle(); i++) {