diff --git a/Apps/Common/SIMCoupledSI.h b/Apps/Common/SIMCoupledSI.h
index dab6725f..9fbd54bb 100644
--- a/Apps/Common/SIMCoupledSI.h
+++ b/Apps/Common/SIMCoupledSI.h
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ public:
     this->S1.getProcessAdm().cout <<"\n  step="<< tp.step
                                   <<"  time="<< tp.time.t << std::endl;
 
-    SIM::ConvStatus status1 = SIM::OK, status2 = SIM::OK, conv = SIM::OK;
+    SIM::ConvStatus conv = SIM::OK;
     for (tp.iter = 0; tp.iter <= maxIter && conv != SIM::CONVERGED; tp.iter++)
     {
+      SIM::ConvStatus status1 = SIM::OK, status2 = SIM::OK;
       if (firstS1 && (status1 = this->S1.solveIteration(tp)) <= SIM::DIVERGED)
         return false;
 
diff --git a/Apps/Common/SIMSemi3D.h b/Apps/Common/SIMSemi3D.h
index 44e33ce8..bfb6ee70 100644
--- a/Apps/Common/SIMSemi3D.h
+++ b/Apps/Common/SIMSemi3D.h
@@ -228,12 +228,14 @@ public:
 
     for (size_t i=0;i<loc_planes;++i) {
       m_planes.push_back(new PlaneSolver(props));
-      int pid = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_MPI
       m_planes.back()->setCommunicator(&comm);
-      MPI_Comm_rank(comm, &pid);
 #endif
       if (!log_files.empty()) {
+        int pid = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_MPI
+        MPI_Comm_rank(comm, &pid);
+#endif
         if (plane_log_files.size() < loc_planes) {
           std::stringstream str;
           str << log_files <<"_plane"<< startCtx+i+1 <<".log";