diff --git a/src/REPLICA/verlet_split.cpp b/src/REPLICA/verlet_split.cpp
index a1f888d225..c9da4270fb 100644
--- a/src/REPLICA/verlet_split.cpp
+++ b/src/REPLICA/verlet_split.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void VerletSplit::r2k_comm()
     MPI_Send(flags,2,MPI_INT,0,0,block);
   } else if (!master) {
     int flags[2];
-    MPI_Recv(flags,2,MPI_DOUBLE,1,0,block,MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
+    MPI_Recv(flags,2,MPI_INT,1,0,block,MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
     eflag = flags[0]; vflag = flags[1];
   }