diff --git a/base/serial/psb_dcsprt.f90 b/base/serial/psb_dcsprt.f90
index 10dc1598..d33526dc 100644
--- a/base/serial/psb_dcsprt.f90
+++ b/base/serial/psb_dcsprt.f90
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ subroutine psb_dcsprt(iout,a,iv,eirs,eics,head,ivr,ivc)
   else
     ics = 0
   endif
-  open(iout)
+
   if (present(head)) then 
     write(iout,'(a)') '%%MatrixMarket matrix coordinate real general'
     write(iout,'(a,a)') '% ',head 
@@ -157,30 +157,36 @@ subroutine psb_dcsprt(iout,a,iv,eirs,eics,head,ivr,ivc)
     endif
 
   case ('COO') 
-
-    if (present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
-      write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-      do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
-      enddo
-    else if (present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
-      write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-      do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
-      enddo
-    else if (.not.present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
-      write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-      do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
-      enddo
-    else if (.not.present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
+    if(present(iv)) then 
       write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
       do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
+        write(iout,frmtr) iv(a%ia1(j)),iv(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
       enddo
+    else      
+      if (present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      else if (present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      else if (.not.present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      else if (.not.present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      endif
     endif
   case default
     write(0,*) 'Feeling lazy today, format not implemented: "',a%fida,'"'
   end select
-  close(iout)
+
 end subroutine psb_dcsprt
diff --git a/base/serial/psb_zcsprt.f90 b/base/serial/psb_zcsprt.f90
index bdac1c00..f55c4826 100644
--- a/base/serial/psb_zcsprt.f90
+++ b/base/serial/psb_zcsprt.f90
@@ -157,30 +157,36 @@ subroutine psb_zcsprt(iout,a,iv,eirs,eics,head,ivr,ivc)
     endif
 
   case ('COO') 
-
-    if (present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
-      write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-      do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
-      enddo
-    else if (present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
-      write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-      do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
-      enddo
-    else if (.not.present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
-      write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-      do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
-      enddo
-    else if (.not.present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
+    if(present(iv)) then 
       write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
       do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
-        write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
+        write(iout,frmtr) iv(a%ia1(j)),iv(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
       enddo
+    else      
+      if (present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      else if (present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) ivr(a%ia1(j)),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      else if (.not.present(ivr).and.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),ivc(a%ia2(j)),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      else if (.not.present(ivr).and..not.present(ivc)) then 
+        write(iout,*) a%m,a%k,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+        do j=1,a%infoa(psb_nnz_)
+          write(iout,frmtr) a%ia1(j),a%ia2(j),a%aspk(j)
+        enddo
+      endif
     endif
   case default
     write(0,*) 'Feeling lazy today, format not implemented: "',a%fida,'"'
   end select
-  close(iout)
+
 end subroutine psb_zcsprt