diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/clusters.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/clusters.cpp
index 52e5eec1..07db0247 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/clusters.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/clusters.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ namespace netgen
 
     const MeshTopology & top = mesh.GetTopology();
 
+    auto id = this->mesh.GetCommunicator().Rank();
+    auto ntasks = this->mesh.GetCommunicator().Size();
+
     bool hasedges = top.HasEdges();
     bool hasfaces = top.HasFaces();
 
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
index dc57c347..f5881796 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ namespace netgen
     // ParallelMeshTopology & paralleltop = mesh.GetParallelTopology();
 #endif
 
+    auto id = this->mesh->GetCommunicator().Rank();
+    auto ntasks = this->mesh->GetCommunicator().Size();
   
     if (timestamp > mesh->GetTimeStamp()) return;