diff --git a/build_pdata.sh b/build_pdata.sh
index 5b2b86eba264accdb2e829be0ca74cb964611794..927e9191b2c0ae18c458c387cc44c856420d0bcb 100644
--- a/build_pdata.sh
+++ b/build_pdata.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ then
  fi
 
  make install
+ source $HOME/openfpm_vars
 
  if [ x"$3" == x"no_test" ]; then
    exit 0;
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ then
  sh ./autogen.sh
  ./install -s -c "--with-boost=/sw/apps/boost/1.54.0/ CXX=mpic++"
  make
+
+ source $HOME/openfpm_vars
+
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
    exit 1 ;
@@ -235,6 +239,9 @@ then
 
  ./install -i "/scratch/p_ppm/" -s -c"CXX=mpic++"
  make
+
+ source $HOME/openfpm_vars
+
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
    exit 1 ; 
@@ -271,6 +278,9 @@ else
  source ~/.bashrc
  ./install -s
  make
+
+ source $HOME/openfpm_vars
+
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
    exit 1 ;
diff --git a/src/Vector/vector_dist_unit_test.hpp b/src/Vector/vector_dist_unit_test.hpp
index 9cbded76e7bd98f0ca27cc940cffb5533eaefd63..b621d28195133b392ce77639e3d4ceaee837d24f 100644
--- a/src/Vector/vector_dist_unit_test.hpp
+++ b/src/Vector/vector_dist_unit_test.hpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_use_2d )
 
 
 		auto it2 = vd.getIterator();
-		count_local_n_local(vd,it2,bc,box,dom_ext,l_cnt,nl_cnt,n_out);
+		count_local_n_local<2,vector_dist<2,float, Point_test<float> >>(vd,it2,bc,box,dom_ext,l_cnt,nl_cnt,n_out);
 
 		// No particles should be out of domain + ghost
 		BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(n_out,0ul);