diff --git a/include/openPMD/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl.hpp b/include/openPMD/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl.hpp
index e1190b3d71..3b214b64cb 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl.hpp
+++ b/include/openPMD/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl : public HDF5IOHandlerImpl
 
     MPI_Comm m_mpiComm;
     MPI_Info m_mpiInfo;
+
+    std::future<void> flush(internal::ParsedFlushParams &);
 }; // ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl
 #else
 class ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl
diff --git a/src/IO/HDF5/HDF5IOHandler.cpp b/src/IO/HDF5/HDF5IOHandler.cpp
index 01c929c429..5ca6fb8f6d 100644
--- a/src/IO/HDF5/HDF5IOHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/IO/HDF5/HDF5IOHandler.cpp
@@ -2939,51 +2939,14 @@ HDF5IOHandlerImpl::getFile(Writable *writable)
     return std::make_optional(std::move(res));
 }
 
-#define OPENPMD_HAVE_HDF5_INDEPENDENT_STORES openPMD_HAVE_MPI
-
 std::future<void> HDF5IOHandlerImpl::flush(internal::ParsedFlushParams &params)
 {
-#if OPENPMD_HAVE_HDF5_INDEPENDENT_STORES
-    std::optional<H5FD_mpio_xfer_t> old_value;
-#endif
+    auto res = AbstractIOHandlerImpl::flush();
+
     if (params.backendConfig.json().contains("hdf5"))
     {
         auto hdf5_config = params.backendConfig["hdf5"];
 
-        if (hdf5_config.json().contains("independent_stores"))
-        {
-            auto independent_stores_json = hdf5_config["independent_stores"];
-#if OPENPMD_HAVE_HDF5_INDEPENDENT_STORES
-            if (!independent_stores_json.json().is_boolean())
-            {
-                throw error::BackendConfigSchema(
-                    {"hdf5", "independent_stores"}, "Requires boolean value.");
-            }
-            bool independent_stores =
-                independent_stores_json.json().get<bool>();
-            old_value = std::make_optional<H5FD_mpio_xfer_t>();
-            herr_t status =
-                H5Pget_dxpl_mpio(m_datasetTransferProperty, &*old_value);
-            VERIFY(
-                status >= 0,
-                "[HDF5] Internal error: Failed to query the global data "
-                "transfer mode before flushing.");
-            H5FD_mpio_xfer_t new_value = independent_stores
-                ? H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT
-                : H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE;
-            status = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(m_datasetTransferProperty, new_value);
-            VERIFY(
-                status >= 0,
-                "[HDF5] Internal error: Failed to set the local data "
-                "transfer mode before flushing.");
-#else
-            std::cerr << "[Warning] HDF5 backend option "
-                         "`hdf5.independent_stores` was specified, but "
-                         "HDF5 has no MPI support. Will ignore."
-                      << std::endl;
-#endif
-        }
-
         if (auto shadow = hdf5_config.invertShadow(); shadow.size() > 0)
         {
             switch (hdf5_config.originallySpecifiedAs)
@@ -3003,18 +2966,6 @@ std::future<void> HDF5IOHandlerImpl::flush(internal::ParsedFlushParams &params)
             }
         }
     }
-    auto res = AbstractIOHandlerImpl::flush();
-
-#if OPENPMD_HAVE_HDF5_INDEPENDENT_STORES
-    if (old_value.has_value())
-    {
-        herr_t status = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(m_datasetTransferProperty, *old_value);
-        VERIFY(
-            status >= 0,
-            "[HDF5] Internal error: Failed to reset the global data "
-            "transfer mode after flushing.");
-    }
-#endif
 
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/src/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandler.cpp b/src/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandler.cpp
index 2ab6606667..aef9619553 100644
--- a/src/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandler.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  */
 #include "openPMD/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandler.hpp"
 #include "openPMD/Error.hpp"
+#include "openPMD/IO/FlushParametersInternal.hpp"
+#include "openPMD/IO/HDF5/HDF5IOHandlerImpl.hpp"
 #include "openPMD/IO/HDF5/ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl.hpp"
 #include "openPMD/auxiliary/Environment.hpp"
 #include "openPMD/auxiliary/JSON_internal.hpp"
@@ -356,6 +358,55 @@ ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl::~ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl()
         m_openFileIDs.erase(file);
     }
 }
+
+std::future<void>
+ParallelHDF5IOHandlerImpl::flush(internal::ParsedFlushParams &params)
+{
+    std::optional<H5FD_mpio_xfer_t> old_value;
+    if (params.backendConfig.json().contains("hdf5"))
+    {
+        auto hdf5_config = params.backendConfig["hdf5"];
+
+        if (hdf5_config.json().contains("independent_stores"))
+        {
+            auto independent_stores_json = hdf5_config["independent_stores"];
+            if (!independent_stores_json.json().is_boolean())
+            {
+                throw error::BackendConfigSchema(
+                    {"hdf5", "independent_stores"}, "Requires boolean value.");
+            }
+            bool independent_stores =
+                independent_stores_json.json().get<bool>();
+            old_value = std::make_optional<H5FD_mpio_xfer_t>();
+            herr_t status =
+                H5Pget_dxpl_mpio(m_datasetTransferProperty, &*old_value);
+            VERIFY(
+                status >= 0,
+                "[HDF5] Internal error: Failed to query the global data "
+                "transfer mode before flushing.");
+            H5FD_mpio_xfer_t new_value = independent_stores
+                ? H5FD_MPIO_INDEPENDENT
+                : H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE;
+            status = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(m_datasetTransferProperty, new_value);
+            VERIFY(
+                status >= 0,
+                "[HDF5] Internal error: Failed to set the local data "
+                "transfer mode before flushing.");
+        }
+    }
+    auto res = HDF5IOHandlerImpl::flush(params);
+
+    if (old_value.has_value())
+    {
+        herr_t status = H5Pset_dxpl_mpio(m_datasetTransferProperty, *old_value);
+        VERIFY(
+            status >= 0,
+            "[HDF5] Internal error: Failed to reset the global data "
+            "transfer mode after flushing.");
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
 #else
 
 #if openPMD_HAVE_MPI