diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index c385a82412719dabce146e213fe6706018819d03..809f37bfca018e0d9fa7b7e6de81925e2693f567 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ then
 
  if [ ! -d $HOME/$5/MPI ]; then
    echo "COPY MPICH"
+   echo 1 > $HOME/$5/MPI/version
    cp -R $HOME/MPI_base $HOME/$5/MPI
  fi