diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8ae776250095cb6b19e5bcdd240d054f5332895c..9f6b307a9af5d446b3adfe736406c8a62e821d7c 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-centos-node.mpi-cbg.de"  ]; then
 	rm -rf $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch/HDF5
 
 	install_MPI_mpich.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch/ 4
+	echo 4 > $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch/MPI/version
 fi
 
 if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-mac-node.mpi-cbg.de"  ]; then