diff --git a/elmerice/Solvers/GroundedSolver.F90 b/elmerice/Solvers/GroundedSolver.F90
index 14cae29e12..5ff0d7a52d 100644
--- a/elmerice/Solvers/GroundedSolver.F90
+++ b/elmerice/Solvers/GroundedSolver.F90
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ SUBROUTINE GroundedSolver( Model,Solver,dt,TransientSimulation )
   TYPE(Nodes_t), SAVE :: Nodes
 
   LOGICAL :: AllocationsDone = .FALSE., GotIt, stat,UnFoundFatal=.TRUE.,&
-             AllGrounded = .FALSE., useLSvar = .FALSE., Active
+             AllGrounded = .FALSE., useLSvar = .FALSE.
 
   INTEGER :: i, mn, n, t, Nn, istat, DIM, MSum, ZSum, bedrockSource
   INTEGER, POINTER :: Permutation(:), bedrockPerm(:), LSvarPerm(:)
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ SUBROUTINE GroundedSolver( Model,Solver,dt,TransientSimulation )
   Permutation  => PointerToVariable % Perm
   VariableValues => PointerToVariable % Values
 
-  Active = ANY(Permutation > 0)
-
   CALL INFO(SolverName, 'Computing grounded mask from geometry', level=3)
 
   !--------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ SUBROUTINE GroundedSolver( Model,Solver,dt,TransientSimulation )
      END IF
   END DO
   
-  IF ( ParEnv % PEs>1 .AND. Active) CALL ParallelSumVector( Solver % Matrix, VariableValues, 1 )
+  IF ( ParEnv % PEs>1 ) CALL ParallelSumVector( Solver % Matrix, VariableValues, 1 )
  
   CALL INFO( SolverName , 'Done')
  
diff --git a/elmerice/UserFunctions/USF_Contact.F90 b/elmerice/UserFunctions/USF_Contact.F90
index 94781f83a4..f7db22220a 100644
--- a/elmerice/UserFunctions/USF_Contact.F90
+++ b/elmerice/UserFunctions/USF_Contact.F90
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ FUNCTION SlidCoef_Contact ( Model, nodenumber, y) RESULT(Bdrag)
               IF (thresh.LE.0.0_dp) THEN
                  GroundedMask(Nn) = -1.0_dp
                  GL_retreat = GL_retreat + 1
-                 PRINT *, 'Retreat of the Grounding Line : '
-                 PRINT *, Nodes % x(ii), Nodes % y(ii), Nodes % z(ii)
+                 WRITE(Message,*)'Retreat of the Grounding Line : ', Nodes % x(ii), Nodes % y(ii)
+                 CALL INFO(USF_Name, Message, Level=4)
               ELSE
                  IF ( Distance(DistancePerm(Element % NodeIndexes(ii))).LE.thresh ) THEN
                     GroundedMask(Nn) = -1.0_dp
                     GL_retreat = GL_retreat + 1
-                    PRINT *, 'Retreat of the Grounding Line : '
-                    PRINT *, Nodes % x(ii), Nodes % y(ii), Nodes % z(ii)
+                    WRITE(message,*)'Retreat of the Grounding Line : ', Nodes % x(ii), Nodes % y(ii)
+                    CALL INFO(USF_Name, Message, Level=4)
                  END IF
               END IF
            END IF