diff --git a/mlprec/mld_dprec_aply.f90 b/mlprec/mld_dprec_aply.f90
index 294b9cc6..a6f09082 100644
--- a/mlprec/mld_dprec_aply.f90
+++ b/mlprec/mld_dprec_aply.f90
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ subroutine mld_dprec_aply(prec,x,y,desc_data,info,trans,work)
   call psb_info(ictxt, me, np)
 
   if (present(trans)) then 
-    trans_=trans
+    trans_=toupper(trans)
   else
     trans_='N'
   end if
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ subroutine mld_dprec_aply(prec,x,y,desc_data,info,trans,work)
     goto 9999
   endif
 
+  ! If the original distribution has an overlap we should fix that. 
+  call psb_ovrl(y,desc_data,info,update=psb_avg_)
+
+
   if (present(work)) then 
   else
     deallocate(work_)
diff --git a/mlprec/mld_zprec_aply.f90 b/mlprec/mld_zprec_aply.f90
index f3ee9cb4..5cdb019e 100644
--- a/mlprec/mld_zprec_aply.f90
+++ b/mlprec/mld_zprec_aply.f90
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ subroutine mld_zprec_aply(prec,x,y,desc_data,info,trans,work)
   call psb_info(ictxt, me, np)
 
   if (present(trans)) then 
-    trans_=trans
+    trans_=toupper(trans)
   else
     trans_='N'
   end if
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ subroutine mld_zprec_aply(prec,x,y,desc_data,info,trans,work)
     goto 9999
   endif
 
+  ! If the original distribution has an overlap we should fix that. 
+  call psb_ovrl(y,desc_data,info,update=psb_avg_)
+
   if (present(work)) then 
   else
     deallocate(work_)