diff --git a/src/Grid/grid_dist_id_comm.hpp b/src/Grid/grid_dist_id_comm.hpp
index a81cbe7c0004f20dccf95dcf9a80f2dcf3b6395d..443111707e83fe4c110ed68d24519398a9a089c7 100644
--- a/src/Grid/grid_dist_id_comm.hpp
+++ b/src/Grid/grid_dist_id_comm.hpp
@@ -432,9 +432,18 @@ class grid_dist_id_comm
 		{
 			// It is not possible to calculate the total information so we have to receive
 
-			v_cl.sendrecvMultipleMessagesNBX(send_prc_queue.size(),&send_size.get(0),
+			if (send_prc_queue.size() == 0)
+			{
+				v_cl.sendrecvMultipleMessagesNBX(send_prc_queue.size(),NULL,
+											 NULL,NULL,
+											 receive_dynamic,this);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				v_cl.sendrecvMultipleMessagesNBX(send_prc_queue.size(),&send_size.get(0),
 											 &send_prc_queue.get(0),&send_pointer.get(0),
 											 receive_dynamic,this);
+			}
 		}
 	}