diff --git a/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/optimisationType/incompressible/optimisationType/optimisationTypeIncompressible.C b/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/optimisationType/incompressible/optimisationType/optimisationTypeIncompressible.C
index 3a1097825a..dbbb2ee4c4 100644
--- a/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/optimisationType/incompressible/optimisationType/optimisationTypeIncompressible.C
+++ b/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/optimisationType/incompressible/optimisationType/optimisationTypeIncompressible.C
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ void optimisationType::update()
 
 void optimisationType::update(scalarField& direction)
 {
-    // Compute eta if needed
-    computeEta(direction);
-
     // Multiply with line search step, if necessary
     scalarField correction(direction);
     if (lineSearch_)
@@ -218,6 +215,9 @@ tmp<scalarField> optimisationType::computeDirection()
     scalarField& correction = tcorrection.ref();
     correction = updateMethod_->returnCorrection();
 
+    // Compute eta if needed
+    computeEta(correction);
+
     return tcorrection;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/updateMethod/updateMethod/updateMethod.C b/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/updateMethod/updateMethod/updateMethod.C
index 2b9b085119..5c3fef24a9 100644
--- a/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/updateMethod/updateMethod/updateMethod.C
+++ b/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/optimisation/updateMethod/updateMethod/updateMethod.C
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Foam::scalar Foam::updateMethod::computeMeritFunction()
 
 Foam::scalar Foam::updateMethod::meritFunctionDirectionalDerivative()
 {
-    return sum(objectiveDerivatives_*correction_);
+    return globalSum(objectiveDerivatives_*correction_);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/parameterization/NURBS/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume.C b/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/parameterization/NURBS/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume.C
index fcbb9f8ed5..3187585eb5 100644
--- a/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/parameterization/NURBS/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume.C
+++ b/src/optimisation/adjointOptimisation/adjoint/parameterization/NURBS/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume/NURBS3DVolume.C
@@ -1828,31 +1828,28 @@ void Foam::NURBS3DVolume::writeCps
 
 void Foam::NURBS3DVolume::writeCpsInDict() const
 {
-    if (Pstream::master())
-    {
-        IOdictionary cpsDict
+    IOdictionary cpsDict
+    (
+        IOobject
         (
-            IOobject
-            (
-                name_ + "cpsBsplines" + mesh_.time().timeName(),
-                mesh_.time().caseConstant(),
-                cpsFolder_,
-                mesh_,
-                IOobject::NO_READ,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE,
-                false
-            )
-        );
+            name_ + "cpsBsplines" + mesh_.time().timeName(),
+            mesh_.time().caseConstant(),
+            cpsFolder_,
+            mesh_,
+            IOobject::NO_READ,
+            IOobject::NO_WRITE,
+            false
+        )
+    );
 
-        cpsDict.add("controlPoints", cps_);
+    cpsDict.add("controlPoints", cps_);
 
-        // Always write in ASCII, but allow compression
-        cpsDict.regIOobject::writeObject
-        (
-            IOstreamOption(IOstream::ASCII, mesh_.time().writeCompression()),
-            true
-        );
-    }
+    // Always write in ASCII, but allow compression
+    cpsDict.regIOobject::writeObject
+    (
+        IOstreamOption(IOstream::ASCII, mesh_.time().writeCompression()),
+        true
+    );
 }