diff --git a/model/src/w3wavemd.F90 b/model/src/w3wavemd.F90
index 44c80964d2..b13dd04db9 100644
--- a/model/src/w3wavemd.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3wavemd.F90
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ SUBROUTINE W3WAVE ( IMOD, ODAT, TEND, STAMP, NO_OUT &
     !
 #ifdef W3_MPI
     LOGICAL                 :: SBSED
+    LOGICAL                 :: CPLWRTFLG 
 #endif
 #ifdef W3_SEC1
     INTEGER                 :: ISEC1
@@ -2409,8 +2410,14 @@ SUBROUTINE W3WAVE ( IMOD, ODAT, TEND, STAMP, NO_OUT &
 #endif
         !
 #ifdef W3_MPI
+        CPLWRTFLG=.FALSE.
+        IF ( FLOUT(7) .AND. SBSED ) THEN 
+          IF (DSEC21(TIME,TONEXT(:,7)).EQ.0.) THEN 
+             CPLWRTFLG=.TRUE.
+          END IF 
+        END IF 
         IF ( ( (DSEC21(TIME,TONEXT(:,1)).EQ.0.) .AND. FLOUT(1) ) .OR. &
-             (  (DSEC21(TIME,TONEXT(:,7)).EQ.0.) .AND. FLOUT(7) .AND. SBSED ) ) THEN
+             ( CPLWRTFLG ) THEN
           IF (.NOT. LPDLIB) THEN
             IF (NRQGO.NE.0 ) THEN
 #endif