diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/curvedelems.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/curvedelems.cpp
index e694968c..2eb5f956 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/curvedelems.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/curvedelems.cpp
@@ -547,12 +547,10 @@ namespace netgen
   void CurvedElements :: BuildCurvedElements(const Refinement * ref, int aorder,
                                              bool arational)
   {
-    bool working = (ntasks == 1) || (id > 0);
 
     ishighorder = 0;
     order = 1;
 
-
     // MPI_Comm curve_comm;
     const auto & curve_comm = mesh.GetCommunicator();
 #ifdef PARALLEL
@@ -567,6 +565,8 @@ namespace netgen
     int rank = curve_comm.Rank();
     int ntasks = curve_comm.Size();
 
+    bool working = (ntasks == 1) || (id > 0);
+
     if (working)
       order = aorder;