diff --git a/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp b/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp
index f41b2f84c9..b943712b01 100644
--- a/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp
+++ b/src/GRANULAR/fix_pour.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ void FixPour::pre_exchange()
     atom->tag_extend();
     atom->natoms += nnear - nprevious;
     if (atom->map_style) {
+      atom->nghost = 0;
       atom->map_init();
       atom->map_set();
     }
diff --git a/src/create_atoms.cpp b/src/create_atoms.cpp
index 2f128470ab..dd66dfc664 100644
--- a/src/create_atoms.cpp
+++ b/src/create_atoms.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void CreateAtoms::command(int narg, char **arg)
   if (atom->natoms <= MAXATOMS) atom->tag_extend();
 
   if (atom->map_style) {
+    atom->nghost = 0;
     atom->map_init();
     atom->map_set();
   }
diff --git a/src/fix_deposit.cpp b/src/fix_deposit.cpp
index 396be0acb6..64f656e9d4 100644
--- a/src/fix_deposit.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_deposit.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ void FixDeposit::pre_exchange()
     atom->tag_extend();
     atom->natoms += 1;
     if (atom->map_style) {
+      atom->nghost = 0;
       atom->map_init();
       atom->map_set();
     }
diff --git a/src/replicate.cpp b/src/replicate.cpp
index b5e4ae162f..856bb90d6e 100644
--- a/src/replicate.cpp
+++ b/src/replicate.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ void Replicate::command(int narg, char **arg)
   // create global mapping and bond topology now that system is defined
 
   if (atom->map_style) {
+    atom->nghost = 0;
     atom->map_init();
     atom->map_set();
   }
diff --git a/src/special.cpp b/src/special.cpp
index 54953ddde9..c1ddbfbe88 100644
--- a/src/special.cpp
+++ b/src/special.cpp
@@ -687,5 +687,6 @@ void Special::combine()
 
   // re-create map
 
+  atom->nghost = 0;
   atom->map_set();
 }
diff --git a/src/velocity.cpp b/src/velocity.cpp
index 1b10d66fa6..7ba5361f39 100644
--- a/src/velocity.cpp
+++ b/src/velocity.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ void Velocity::create(int narg, char **arg)
     if (atom->map_style == 0) {
       mapflag = 1;
       atom->map_style = 1;
+      atom->nghost = 0;
       atom->map_init();
       atom->map_set();
     }