diff --git a/src/fix_ave_time.cpp b/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
index 18003af66c..84e07e1171 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ FixAveTime::FixAveTime(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   // once in end_of_step() can set timestep for ones actually invoked
 
   nvalid = nextvalid();
+  printf("NVALID %d\n",nvalid);
   modify->addstep_compute_all(nvalid);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fix_move.cpp b/src/fix_move.cpp
index 0e241b8882..7870fd85fb 100644
--- a/src/fix_move.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_move.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ void FixMove::init()
 
   // set indices and style of all variables
 
+  displaceflag = velocityflag = 0;
+
   if (mstyle == VARIABLE) {
     if (xvarstr) {
       xvar = input->variable->find(xvarstr);
@@ -355,7 +357,6 @@ void FixMove::init()
       else error->all(FLERR,"Variable for fix move is invalid style");
     }
 
-    displaceflag = velocityflag = 0;
     if (xvarstr && xvarstyle == ATOM) displaceflag = 1;
     if (yvarstr && yvarstyle == ATOM) displaceflag = 1;
     if (zvarstr && zvarstyle == ATOM) displaceflag = 1;