diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-mds/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-mds/config
index 57d886c44c9b5b615e6e31bf117a02928408814b..4732f49397fd6742c7a7913afed3ce72af4fea72 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-mds/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-mds/config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 type=simplemd
-
+plumed_modules=dimred
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-mds2/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-mds2/config
index 57d886c44c9b5b615e6e31bf117a02928408814b..4732f49397fd6742c7a7913afed3ce72af4fea72 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-mds2/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-mds2/config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 type=simplemd
-
+plumed_modules=dimred
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-2/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-2/config
index ef0169fdfabd7118539f08b2394fe8e619f9bb66..5d3bd9028969e8999b358d3159c1366dd4e0793c 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-2/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-2/config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --ixyz diala_traj_nm.xyz"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-osample/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-osample/config
index ef0169fdfabd7118539f08b2394fe8e619f9bb66..5d3bd9028969e8999b358d3159c1366dd4e0793c 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-osample/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-pca-osample/config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --ixyz diala_traj_nm.xyz"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-pca/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-pca/config
index ef0169fdfabd7118539f08b2394fe8e619f9bb66..5d3bd9028969e8999b358d3159c1366dd4e0793c 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-pca/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-pca/config
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --ixyz diala_traj_nm.xyz"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-osample/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-osample/config
index bc4e14b1c2d401ec57fe18e4aaba972a0ee71644..8bb5f26c418c2817e1cc755c8850e1f3f385fbf2 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-osample/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-osample/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 # this is to test a different name
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --noatoms"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-pointwise/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-pointwise/config
index bc4e14b1c2d401ec57fe18e4aaba972a0ee71644..8bb5f26c418c2817e1cc755c8850e1f3f385fbf2 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-pointwise/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-pointwise/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 # this is to test a different name
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --noatoms"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-read/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-read/config
index bc4e14b1c2d401ec57fe18e4aaba972a0ee71644..8bb5f26c418c2817e1cc755c8850e1f3f385fbf2 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-read/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-read/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 # this is to test a different name
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --noatoms"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-smacof/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-smacof/config
index bc4e14b1c2d401ec57fe18e4aaba972a0ee71644..8bb5f26c418c2817e1cc755c8850e1f3f385fbf2 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-smacof/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap-smacof/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 # this is to test a different name
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --noatoms"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap1/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap1/config
index bc4e14b1c2d401ec57fe18e4aaba972a0ee71644..8bb5f26c418c2817e1cc755c8850e1f3f385fbf2 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-smap1/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-smap1/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 # this is to test a different name
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --noatoms"
diff --git a/regtest/dimred/rt-store-histo/config b/regtest/dimred/rt-store-histo/config
index f93ec1a97465724691bf162d4735f5ea3648bbb4..114e810256bdb10a7dd2d17d2fdeeef509503196 100644
--- a/regtest/dimred/rt-store-histo/config
+++ b/regtest/dimred/rt-store-histo/config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 type=driver
+plumed_modules=dimred
 # this is to test a different name
 arg="--plumed plumed.dat --ixyz trajectory.xyz"
diff --git a/src/gridtools/GridVessel.cpp b/src/gridtools/GridVessel.cpp
index 97661dd8470613cbed0a327cc4648f57a346492b..a1a985bb3bd756a1abfe667843ea386102007cba 100644
--- a/src/gridtools/GridVessel.cpp
+++ b/src/gridtools/GridVessel.cpp
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ void GridVessel::getSplineNeighbors( const unsigned& mybox, unsigned& nneighbors
   if( mysneigh.size()!=nneigh ) mysneigh.resize(nneigh);
 
   unsigned inind; nneighbors = 0;
-  static std::vector<unsigned> tmp_indices( dimension );
-  static std::vector<unsigned> my_indices( dimension );
+  std::vector<unsigned> tmp_indices( dimension );
+  std::vector<unsigned> my_indices( dimension );
   getIndices( mybox, my_indices );
   for(unsigned i=0;i<nneigh;++i){
      unsigned tmp=i; inind=0;