diff --git a/src/fix_pair.cpp b/src/fix_pair.cpp
index 5f9363daaa..8d3ce717d3 100644
--- a/src/fix_pair.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_pair.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ FixPair::FixPair(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   atom->add_callback(Atom::GROW);
 
   // zero the vector/array since dump may access it on timestep 0
-  // zero the vector/array since a variable may access it before first run
+  // zero the vector/array since a variable may access it before first ru
+  // initialize lasttime so step 0 will trigger/extract
 
   int nlocal = atom->nlocal;
 
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ FixPair::FixPair(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
       for (int m = 0; m < ncols; m++)
         array[i][m] = 0.0;
   }
+
+  lasttime = -1;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -188,6 +191,13 @@ void FixPair::setup(int vflag)
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+void FixPair::min_setup(int vflag)
+{
+  setup(vflag);
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 void FixPair::setup_pre_force(int vflag)
 {
   pre_force(vflag);
@@ -195,14 +205,18 @@ void FixPair::setup_pre_force(int vflag)
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    trigger pair style computation on steps which are multiples of Nevery
+   lasttime prevents mulitiple triggers by min linesearch on same iteration
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void FixPair::pre_force(int /*vflag*/)
 {
   if (update->ntimestep % nevery) return;
+  if (update->ntimestep == lasttime) return;
 
   // set pair style triggers
 
+  printf("FPAIR preforce: set trigger %ld\n",update->ntimestep);
+
   for (int ifield = 0; ifield < nfield; ifield++)
     if (trigger[ifield]) *(triggerptr[ifield]) = 1;
 }
@@ -215,12 +229,15 @@ void FixPair::min_pre_force(int vflag)
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   extract results from pair style
+   extract results from pair style on steps which are multiples of Nevery
+   lasttime prevents mulitiple extracts by min linesearch on same iteration
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void FixPair::post_force(int /*vflag*/)
 {
   if (update->ntimestep % nevery) return;
+  if (update->ntimestep == lasttime) return;
+  lasttime = update->ntimestep;
 
   // extract pair style fields one by one
   // store their values in this fix
@@ -230,6 +247,8 @@ void FixPair::post_force(int /*vflag*/)
   int icol = 0;
   int columns;
 
+  printf("FPAIR postforce: extract %ld\n",update->ntimestep);
+
   for (int ifield = 0; ifield < nfield; ifield++) {
     void *pvoid = pstyle->extract_peratom(fieldname[ifield],columns);
     if (pvoid == nullptr)
diff --git a/src/fix_pair.h b/src/fix_pair.h
index c4d0bb593c..c3d8454185 100644
--- a/src/fix_pair.h
+++ b/src/fix_pair.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class FixPair : public Fix {
   int setmask() override;
   void init() override;
   void setup(int) override;
+  void min_setup(int) override;
   void setup_pre_force(int) override;
   void pre_force(int) override;
   void min_pre_force(int) override;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class FixPair : public Fix {
 
  private:
   int nevery,nfield,ncols;
+  bigint lasttime;
   char *pairname;
   char **fieldname,**triggername;
   int *trigger;