diff --git a/python/lammps/pylammps.py b/python/lammps/pylammps.py
index a89791a02e..a6e3578aef 100644
--- a/python/lammps/pylammps.py
+++ b/python/lammps/pylammps.py
@@ -508,11 +508,6 @@ class PyLammps(object):
     :py:attr:`PyLammps.last_run`.
     """
     output = self.__getattr__('run')(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    comm = self.lmp.get_mpi_comm()
-    if comm:
-      output = self.lmp.comm.bcast(output, root=0)
-
     self.runs += get_thermo_data(output)
     return output
 
@@ -643,7 +638,7 @@ class PyLammps(object):
     return [x.strip() for x in value.split('=')]
 
   def _parse_info_system(self, output):
-    lines = output[6:-2]
+    lines = output[5:-2]
     system = {}
 
     for line in lines:
@@ -704,7 +699,7 @@ class PyLammps(object):
     return system
 
   def _parse_info_communication(self, output):
-    lines = output[6:-3]
+    lines = output[5:-3]
     comm = {}
 
     for line in lines:
@@ -725,7 +720,7 @@ class PyLammps(object):
     return comm
 
   def _parse_element_list(self, output):
-    lines = output[6:-3]
+    lines = output[5:-3]
     elements = []
 
     for line in lines:
@@ -737,7 +732,7 @@ class PyLammps(object):
     return elements
 
   def _parse_groups(self, output):
-    lines = output[6:-3]
+    lines = output[5:-3]
     groups = []
     group_pattern = re.compile(r"(?P<name>.+) \((?P<type>.+)\)")
 
@@ -784,6 +779,10 @@ class PyLammps(object):
         self.command(cmd)
         output = capture.output
 
+      comm = self.lmp.get_mpi_comm()
+      if comm:
+        output = self.lmp.comm.bcast(output, root=0)
+
       if 'verbose' in kwargs and kwargs['verbose']:
         print(output)
 
diff --git a/unittest/python/python-pylammps.py b/unittest/python/python-pylammps.py
index f703d206fa..6294972ab4 100644
--- a/unittest/python/python-pylammps.py
+++ b/unittest/python/python-pylammps.py
@@ -84,5 +84,40 @@ class PythonPyLammps(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.last_run.thermo.TotEng), 2)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.last_run.thermo.Press), 2)
 
+    def test_info_queries(self):
+        self.pylmp.lattice("fcc", 0.8442),
+        self.pylmp.region("box block", 0, 4, 0, 4, 0, 4)
+        self.pylmp.create_box(1, "box")
+        self.pylmp.variable("a equal 10.0")
+        self.pylmp.variable("b string value")
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.variables['a'].value, 10.0)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.variables['b'].value, 'value')
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.variables),2)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.system.units,'lj')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.system.atom_style,'atomic')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.system.ntypes,1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.system.natoms,0)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.communication.comm_style,'brick')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.communication.comm_layout,'uniform')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.communication.nprocs,1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.computes),3)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[0]['name'], 'thermo_temp')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[0]['style'], 'temp')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[0]['group'], 'all')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[1]['name'], 'thermo_press')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[1]['style'], 'pressure')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[1]['group'], 'all')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[2]['name'], 'thermo_pe')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[2]['style'], 'pe')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.computes[2]['group'], 'all')
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.dumps),0)
+        self.pylmp.fix('one','all','nve')
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.fixes),1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.fixes[0]['name'], 'one')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.fixes[0]['style'], 'nve')
+        self.assertEqual(self.pylmp.fixes[0]['group'], 'all')
+        self.pylmp.group('none','empty')
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pylmp.groups),2)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()