diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmm_coul_long.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmm_coul_long.cpp
index e5d5a3fcb8..5269e8e3db 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmm_coul_long.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_charmm_coul_long.cpp
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ void PairLJCharmmCoulLong::init_style()
 
   int irequest;
 
-  if (update->whichflag == 0 && strcmp(update->integrate_style,"respa") == 0) {
+  if (update->whichflag == 1 && strcmp(update->integrate_style,"respa") == 0) {
     int respa = 0;
     if (((Respa *) update->integrate)->level_inner >= 0) respa = 1;
     if (((Respa *) update->integrate)->level_middle >= 0) respa = 2;
diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long.cpp
index 3bd88adc77..0899ee349b 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_cut_coul_long.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void PairLJCutCoulLong::init_style()
 
   int irequest;
 
-  if (update->whichflag == 0 && strcmp(update->integrate_style,"respa") == 0) {
+  if (update->whichflag == 1 && strcmp(update->integrate_style,"respa") == 0) {
     int respa = 0;
     if (((Respa *) update->integrate)->level_inner >= 0) respa = 1;
     if (((Respa *) update->integrate)->level_middle >= 0) respa = 2;