diff --git a/base/serial/impl/psb_d_coo_impl.f90 b/base/serial/impl/psb_d_coo_impl.f90
index 9c92e587..57636a06 100644
--- a/base/serial/impl/psb_d_coo_impl.f90
+++ b/base/serial/impl/psb_d_coo_impl.f90
@@ -2676,10 +2676,10 @@ contains
     implicit none 
 
     integer(psb_ipk_), intent(in) :: nz, imin,imax,jmin,jmax,maxsz
-    integer(psb_ipk_), intent(in) :: ia(:),ja(:)
-    integer(psb_ipk_), intent(inout) :: nza,ia1(:),ia2(:)
-    real(psb_dpk_), intent(in) :: val(:)
-    real(psb_dpk_), intent(inout) :: aspk(:)
+    integer(psb_ipk_), intent(in) :: ia(*),ja(*)
+    integer(psb_ipk_), intent(inout) :: nza,ia1(*),ia2(*)
+    real(psb_dpk_), intent(in) :: val(*)
+    real(psb_dpk_), intent(inout) :: aspk(*)
     integer(psb_ipk_), intent(out) :: info
     integer(psb_ipk_), intent(in), optional  :: gtl(:)
     integer(psb_ipk_) :: i,ir,ic,ng
@@ -2696,10 +2696,10 @@ contains
           ic = gtl(ic) 
           if ((ir >=imin).and.(ir<=imax).and.(ic>=jmin).and.(ic<=jmax)) then 
             nza = nza + 1 
-            if (nza > maxsz) then 
-              info = -91
-              return
-            endif
+!!$            if (nza > maxsz) then 
+!!$              info = -91
+!!$              return
+!!$            endif
             ia1(nza) = ir
             ia2(nza) = ic
             aspk(nza) = val(i)
@@ -2713,10 +2713,10 @@ contains
         ic = ja(i) 
         if ((ir >=imin).and.(ir<=imax).and.(ic>=jmin).and.(ic<=jmax)) then 
           nza = nza + 1 
-          if (nza > maxsz) then 
-            info = -92
-            return
-          endif
+!!$          if (nza > maxsz) then 
+!!$            info = -92
+!!$            return
+!!$          endif
           ia1(nza) = ir
           ia2(nza) = ic
           aspk(nza) = val(i)
diff --git a/base/tools/psb_cdins.f90 b/base/tools/psb_cdins.f90
index fc4fbea1..0616c6a2 100644
--- a/base/tools/psb_cdins.f90
+++ b/base/tools/psb_cdins.f90
@@ -246,15 +246,15 @@ subroutine psb_cdinsc(nz,ja,desc,info,jla,mask,lidx)
       call psb_errpush(info,name)
       goto 9999
     end if
-    mask_ => mask
-  else
-    allocate(mask__(nz))
-    mask_ => mask__
-    mask_ = .true.
+!!$    mask_ => mask
+!!$  else
+!!$    allocate(mask__(nz))
+!!$    mask_ => mask__
+!!$    mask_ = .true.
   end if
 
   if (present(jla)) then 
-    call psi_idx_ins_cnv(nz,ja,jla,desc,info,mask=mask_,lidx=lidx)
+    call psi_idx_ins_cnv(nz,ja,jla,desc,info,mask=mask,lidx=lidx)
   else
     allocate(jla_(nz),stat=info)
     if (info /= psb_success_) then 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ subroutine psb_cdinsc(nz,ja,desc,info,jla,mask,lidx)
       call psb_errpush(info,name)
       goto 9999
     end if
-    call psi_idx_ins_cnv(nz,ja,jla_,desc,info,mask=mask_,lidx=lidx)
+    call psi_idx_ins_cnv(nz,ja,jla_,desc,info,mask=mask,lidx=lidx)
     deallocate(jla_)
   end if
 
diff --git a/base/tools/psb_dspins.f90 b/base/tools/psb_dspins.f90
index 15685d52..550dadc0 100644
--- a/base/tools/psb_dspins.f90
+++ b/base/tools/psb_dspins.f90
@@ -178,10 +178,8 @@ subroutine psb_dspins(nz,ia,ja,val,a,desc_a,info,rebuild,local)
         goto 9999
       end if
 
-      ila(1:nz) = ia(1:nz)
-      jla(1:nz) = ja(1:nz)
-      call psb_glob_to_loc(ila(1:nz),desc_a,info,iact='I')
-      call psb_glob_to_loc(jla(1:nz),desc_a,info,iact='I')
+      call psb_glob_to_loc(ia(1:nz),ila(1:nz),desc_a,info,iact='I')
+      call psb_glob_to_loc(ja(1:nz),jla(1:nz),desc_a,info,iact='I')
 
       call a%csput(nz,ila,jla,val,ione,nrow,ione,ncol,info)
       if (info /= psb_success_) then