diff --git a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_long_coul_long.cpp b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_long_coul_long.cpp
index d09e897a74..25782382fd 100644
--- a/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_long_coul_long.cpp
+++ b/src/KSPACE/pair_lj_long_coul_long.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ void PairLJLongCoulLong::settings(int narg, char **arg)
   if (!*(++arg)) 
     error->all(FLERR,"Cut-offs missing in pair_style lj/coul");
   if (!((ewald_order^ewald_off) & (1<<1))) 
-    error->all(FLERR,"Coulombic cut not supported in pair_style lj/coul");  cut_lj_global = force->numeric(*(arg++));
-  if (*arg && ((ewald_order & 0x42) == 0x42)) 
+    error->all(FLERR,"Coulombic cut not supported in pair_style lj/coul");
+  cut_lj_global = force->numeric(*(arg++));
+  if (narg == 4 && ((ewald_order & 0x42) == 0x42)) 
     error->all(FLERR,"Only one cut-off allowed when requesting all long");
   if (narg == 4) cut_coul = force->numeric(*arg);
   else cut_coul = cut_lj_global;