diff --git a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
index e69edec8..f7dbe77b 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
@@ -128,14 +128,13 @@ void Ng_LoadMesh (const char * filename)
   }
   
   istream * infile;
+  char* buf; // for distributing geometry!
+  int strs;
 
 #ifdef PARALLEL
   MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &ntasks);
   MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &id);
 
-  char* buf; // for distributing geometry!
-  int strs;
-  
   if (id == 0)
     {
 #endif
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
index a89a6ff3..a3d96dd7 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
@@ -5856,6 +5856,8 @@ namespace netgen
   {
     if (!GetGeometry())
       throw NgException ("don't have a geometry for mesh curving");
+
+    cout << "Build Curved Elements, order = " << aorder << endl;
     
     GetCurvedElements().BuildCurvedElements (&GetGeometry()->GetRefinement(), aorder, false);