diff --git a/src/ASPHERE/fix_npt_asphere.cpp b/src/ASPHERE/fix_npt_asphere.cpp
index cb543639e1..80e8a8645a 100755
--- a/src/ASPHERE/fix_npt_asphere.cpp
+++ b/src/ASPHERE/fix_npt_asphere.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ FixNPTAsphere::FixNPTAsphere(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   FixNPT(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
   if (!atom->quat_flag || !atom->angmom_flag || !atom->torque_flag ||
-      !atom->avec->shape_type)
+      !atom->shape)
     error->all("Fix npt/asphere requires atom attributes "
 	       "quat, angmom, torque, shape");
 }
diff --git a/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp b/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp
index c89b90fa65..ab4c4c40a2 100755
--- a/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp
+++ b/src/ASPHERE/fix_nve_asphere.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ FixNVEAsphere::FixNVEAsphere(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   FixNVE(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
   if (!atom->quat_flag || !atom->angmom_flag || !atom->torque_flag ||
-      !atom->avec->shape_type)
+      !atom->shape)
     error->all("Fix nve/asphere requires atom attributes "
 	       "quat, angmom, torque, shape");
   inertia = 
diff --git a/src/ASPHERE/fix_nvt_asphere.cpp b/src/ASPHERE/fix_nvt_asphere.cpp
index 52c3a54e9e..b8034c1725 100755
--- a/src/ASPHERE/fix_nvt_asphere.cpp
+++ b/src/ASPHERE/fix_nvt_asphere.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ FixNVTAsphere::FixNVTAsphere(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   FixNVT(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
   if (!atom->quat_flag || !atom->angmom_flag || !atom->torque_flag ||
-      !atom->avec->shape_type)
+      !atom->shape)
     error->all("Fix nvt/asphere requires atom attributes "
 	       "quat, angmom, torque, shape");
 }
diff --git a/src/COLLOID/pair_lubricate.cpp b/src/COLLOID/pair_lubricate.cpp
index 7b4aac5a9f..51c07c64f1 100644
--- a/src/COLLOID/pair_lubricate.cpp
+++ b/src/COLLOID/pair_lubricate.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void PairLubricate::init_style()
   // insure mono-dispersity
   
   for (int i = 2; i <= atom->ntypes; i++)
-    if (atom->shape[i][0] != atom->shape[1][1])
+    if (atom->shape[i][0] != atom->shape[1][0])
       error->all("Pair lubricate requires mono-disperse particles");
 
   int irequest = neighbor->request(this);
diff --git a/src/neighbor.cpp b/src/neighbor.cpp
index 576c266099..8de89f5853 100644
--- a/src/neighbor.cpp
+++ b/src/neighbor.cpp
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ void Neighbor::build()
   if (dist_check) {
     double **x = atom->x;
     int nlocal = atom->nlocal;
+    if (includegroup) nlocal = atom->nfirst;
     if (nlocal > maxhold) {
       maxhold = atom->nmax;
       memory->destroy_2d_double_array(xhold);