diff --git a/examples/snap/in.grid.pair b/examples/snap/in.grid.pair
index 9d21c1f62c..5f70f79d09 100644
--- a/examples/snap/in.grid.pair
+++ b/examples/snap/in.grid.pair
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ pair_style sna/grid grid ${ngrid} ${ngrid} ${ngrid} &
 	quadraticflag ${quad} switchflag ${switch}
 pair_coeff * * Al
 
+neighbor	0.0 nsq
+
 run 0
diff --git a/src/ML-SNAP/pair_sna_grid.cpp b/src/ML-SNAP/pair_sna_grid.cpp
index dc3de8e941..6dc7bc9173 100644
--- a/src/ML-SNAP/pair_sna_grid.cpp
+++ b/src/ML-SNAP/pair_sna_grid.cpp
@@ -56,17 +56,14 @@ PairSNAGrid::~PairSNAGrid()
 
 void PairSNAGrid::init_style()
 {
-  if (force->pair == nullptr)
-    error->all(FLERR,"Pair sna/grid requires a pair style be defined");
+  if (force->newton_pair == 0)
+    error->all(FLERR,"Pair style sna/grid requires newton pair on");
 
-  // need an occasional full neighbor list
+  // need a full neighbor list
 
   int irequest = neighbor->request(this,instance_me);
-  neighbor->requests[irequest]->pair = 0;
-  neighbor->requests[irequest]->compute = 1;
   neighbor->requests[irequest]->half = 0;
   neighbor->requests[irequest]->full = 1;
-  neighbor->requests[irequest]->occasional = 1;
 
   snaptr = new SNA(lmp, rfac0, twojmax,
                    rmin0, switchflag, bzeroflag,
diff --git a/src/pair_grid.cpp b/src/pair_grid.cpp
index dd35f75f8c..f76629717b 100644
--- a/src/pair_grid.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_grid.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ PairGrid::~PairGrid()
 
 void PairGrid::setup()
 {
+  printf("Inside PairGrid::setup()\n");
   printf("Hello, world! C\n");  
   //  deallocate_grid();
   printf("Hello, world! D\n");  
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ void PairGrid::coeff(int narg, char **arg)
 
 double PairGrid::init_one(int i, int j)
 {
+  printf("Inside PairGrid::init_one()\n");
   printf("i = %d j = %d setflag = %d\n", i, j, setflag[i][j]);
   if (setflag[i][j] == 0) error->all(FLERR,"All pair coeffs are not set");
   printf("PairGrid cutmax = %g\n",cutmax);