diff --git a/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake b/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake
index 4b1ba23d..07c88045 100644
--- a/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(project_metis
          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${METIS_DIR}
 	 -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
 	 -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
+	 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
   UPDATE_COMMAND "" # Disable update
   BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
   )
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/parallelmesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/parallelmesh.cpp
index c8b053a7..cbbc8d45 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/parallelmesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/parallelmesh.cpp
@@ -769,10 +769,11 @@ namespace netgen
     self.mlbetweennodes = Array<PointIndices<2>,PointIndex::BASE> (0);
     self.mlparentelement = Array<int>(0);
     self.mlparentsurfaceelement = Array<int>(0);
-    self.topology.Update();
     self.curvedelems = new CurvedElements (self);
     self.clusters = new AnisotropicClusters (self);
     self.ident = new Identifications (self);
+    self.topology = MeshTopology(*this);
+    self.topology.Update();
     self.BuildElementSearchTree();
     
     // const_cast<Mesh&>(*this).DeleteMesh();