diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
index dba48a4d..c4326b35 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ namespace netgen
                 el.SetIndex(hi);
                 infile >> nep;
                 el.SetNP(nep);
-
+                el.SetCurved (nep != 4);
                 for (int j = 0; j < nep; j++)
                   infile >> (int&)(el[j]);
 
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.cpp
index 120efffc..2cc74fad 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.cpp
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ namespace netgen
       default: cerr << "Element::Element: unknown element with " << np << " points" << endl;
       }
     orderx = ordery = orderz = 1;
-    is_curved = false;
+    is_curved = typ != TET; // false;
   }
 
   void Element :: SetOrder (const int aorder) 
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ namespace netgen
     flags.deleted = 0;
     flags.fixed = 0;
     orderx = ordery = orderz = 1;
-    is_curved = false;
+    is_curved =  typ != TET; // false;
   }