diff --git a/base/modules/desc/psb_desc_mod.F90 b/base/modules/desc/psb_desc_mod.F90
index 6378c699..b0ba281d 100644
--- a/base/modules/desc/psb_desc_mod.F90
+++ b/base/modules/desc/psb_desc_mod.F90
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ contains
       val = desc%indxmap%get_ctxt()    
     else
       val = -1
-      call psb_errpush(psb_err_invalid_cd_state_,'psb_cd_get_context')
-      call psb_error()
+!!$      call psb_errpush(psb_err_invalid_cd_state_,'psb_cd_get_context')
+!!$      call psb_error()
     end if
   end function psb_cd_get_context
 
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ contains
       val = desc%indxmap%get_state()    
     else
       val = -1
-      call psb_errpush(psb_err_invalid_cd_state_,'psb_cd_get_dectype')
-      call psb_error()
+!!$      call psb_errpush(psb_err_invalid_cd_state_,'psb_cd_get_dectype')
+!!$      call psb_error()
     end if
 
   end function psb_cd_get_dectype
@@ -645,8 +645,8 @@ contains
       val = desc%indxmap%get_mpic()    
     else
       val = -1
-      call psb_errpush(psb_err_invalid_cd_state_,'psb_cd_get_mpic')
-      call psb_error()
+!!$      call psb_errpush(psb_err_invalid_cd_state_,'psb_cd_get_mpic')
+!!$      call psb_error()
     end if
 
   end function psb_cd_get_mpic
diff --git a/base/modules/penv/psi_penv_mod.F90 b/base/modules/penv/psi_penv_mod.F90
index 4bc18070..9af131c6 100644
--- a/base/modules/penv/psi_penv_mod.F90
+++ b/base/modules/penv/psi_penv_mod.F90
@@ -563,7 +563,10 @@ contains
         call mpi_comm_size(ictxt,np,info) 
         if (info /= mpi_success) np = -1 
         call mpi_comm_rank(ictxt,iam,info) 
-        if (info /= mpi_success) iam = -1 
+        if (info /= mpi_success) iam = -1
+      else
+        np  = -1
+        iam = -1
       end if
       lctxt = ictxt
       lam   = iam
diff --git a/base/tools/psb_dasb.f90 b/base/tools/psb_dasb.f90
index 1d141cdf..6aff978c 100644
--- a/base/tools/psb_dasb.f90
+++ b/base/tools/psb_dasb.f90
@@ -80,16 +80,25 @@ subroutine psb_dasb_vect(x, desc_a, info, mold, scratch)
   scratch_ = .false.
   if (present(scratch)) scratch_ = scratch
   call psb_info(ictxt, me, np)
-
+  
   !     ....verify blacs grid correctness..
-  if (np == -1) then
-    info = psb_err_context_error_
-    call psb_errpush(info,name)
-    goto 9999
-  else   if (.not.desc_a%is_ok()) then
-    info = psb_err_invalid_cd_state_
-    call psb_errpush(info,name)
-    goto 9999
+  if (.false.) then
+    if (np == -1) then
+      info = psb_err_context_error_
+      call psb_errpush(info,name)
+      goto 9999
+    else   if (.not.desc_a%is_ok()) then
+      info = psb_err_invalid_cd_state_
+      call psb_errpush(info,name)
+      goto 9999
+    end if
+  else
+    if (np == -1) then
+      ncol = 0
+      call x%bld(ncol,mold=mold)
+      call psb_erractionrestore(err_act)
+      return
+    end if
   end if
 
   nrow = desc_a%get_local_rows()