diff --git a/src/REPLICA/neb.cpp b/src/REPLICA/neb.cpp
index a9477c6af6..c58aae83e4 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/neb.cpp
+++ b/src/REPLICA/neb.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void NEB::run()
    read initial config atom coords from file
    flag = 0
      only first replica open file and reads it
-     first replica bcasts each line to all replicas
+     first replica bcasts lines to all replicas
      final replica stores coords
      intermediate replicas interpolate from coords
        new coord = replica fraction between current and final state
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ void NEB::open(char *file)
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   query fix NEB for PE of each replica
+   query fix NEB for info on each replica
    proc 0 prints current NEB status
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/neighbor.cpp b/src/neighbor.cpp
index 48ddab69c6..ea1a7cdc00 100644
--- a/src/neighbor.cpp
+++ b/src/neighbor.cpp
@@ -796,6 +796,17 @@ void Neighbor::init()
     }
   }
 
+  // sync on/off settings across all procs
+
+  int on_or_off = bond_off;
+  MPI_Allreduce(&on_or_off,&bond_off,1,MPI_INT,MPI_MAX,world);
+  on_or_off = angle_off;
+  MPI_Allreduce(&on_or_off,&angle_off,1,MPI_INT,MPI_MAX,world);
+  on_or_off = dihedral_off;
+  MPI_Allreduce(&on_or_off,&dihedral_off,1,MPI_INT,MPI_MAX,world);
+  on_or_off = improper_off;
+  MPI_Allreduce(&on_or_off,&improper_off,1,MPI_INT,MPI_MAX,world);
+
   // set ptrs to topology build functions
 
   if (bond_off) bond_build = &Neighbor::bond_partial;