1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/ScalarBoundary.c b/src/ScalarBoundary.c
index 49ad95c..0dba2af 100644
--- a/src/ScalarBoundary.c
+++ b/src/ScalarBoundary.c
@@ -157,13 +157,9 @@ int BndScalar(const cGH *GH, int num_vars, int *vars, int *faces, int *widths,
     /* Determine boundary width on all faces */
     /* allocate memory for buffer */
     gdim = CCTK_GroupDimI(gi);
-    if (!width_alldirs)
+    if (gdim > max_gdim)
     {
-      width_alldirs = (int *) malloc(2*gdim*sizeof(int));
-      max_gdim = gdim;
-    } else if (gdim > max_gdim)
-    {
-      width_alldirs = realloc(width_alldirs, gdim*sizeof(int));
+      width_alldirs = realloc(width_alldirs, 2*gdim*sizeof(int));
       max_gdim = gdim;
     }