diff --git a/opm/autodiff/BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck.cpp b/opm/autodiff/BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck.cpp
index 5041bda4d..15ab005ce 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck.cpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ namespace Opm
 /// Constructor for properties on a subgrid
 BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck::BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck(const BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck& props,
                                                  const int number_of_cells)
+    : rock_(number_of_cells)
 {
     const int original_size = props.cellPvtRegionIdx_.size();
     if (number_of_cells > original_size) {
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck::BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck(const BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck&
     materialLawManager_ = props.materialLawManager_;
 
     // Copy properties that do not depend on the postion within the grid.
-    rock_             = props.rock_;
     satprops_         = props.satprops_;
     phase_usage_      = props.phase_usage_;
     props_            = props.props_;
diff --git a/opm/autodiff/RedistributeDataHandles.hpp b/opm/autodiff/RedistributeDataHandles.hpp
index ff6a5c627..353e7899d 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/RedistributeDataHandles.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/RedistributeDataHandles.hpp
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ private:
     BlackoilState& recvState_;
 };
 
+/// \brief A DUNE data handle for sending the blackoil properties
 class BlackoilPropsDataHandle
 {
 public:
@@ -242,12 +243,13 @@ public:
     BlackoilPropsDataHandle(const BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck& sendProps,
                             BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck& recvProps)
         : sendProps_(sendProps), recvProps_(recvProps),
-          size_(1)
+          size_(11) // full permeability tensor 9 + porosity 1 + pvt region index
     {
         // satOilMax might be non empty. In this case we will need to send it, too.
-        // It has to have the same size as the cellPvtRegionIdx_
         if ( sendProps.satOilMax_.size()>0 )
         {
+            
+            // satOilMax has to have the same size as the cellPvtRegionIdx_
             recvProps_.satOilMax_.resize(recvProps_.cellPvtRegionIdx_.size(),
                                          -std::numeric_limits<double>::max());
             ++size_;
@@ -264,7 +266,6 @@ public:
     {
         if ( T::codimension == 0)
         {
-            // We only send cellPvtRegionIdx_, and maybe satOilMax_
             return size_;
         }
         else
@@ -278,7 +279,12 @@ public:
         assert( T::codimension == 0);
 
         buffer.write(sendProps_.cellPvtRegionIndex()[e.index()]);
-        if ( size_ > 1 ) {
+        for( std::size_t i = 0; i < 9; ++i )
+        {
+            buffer.write(sendProps_.rock_.permeability_[e.index()*9+i]);
+        }
+        buffer.write(sendProps_.rock_.porosity_[e.index()]);
+        if ( size_ > 11 ) {
             buffer.write(sendProps_.satOilMax_[e.index()]);
         }
     }
@@ -290,7 +296,15 @@ public:
         double val;
         buffer.read(val);
         recvProps_.cellPvtRegionIdx_[e.index()]=val;
-        if ( size_ > 1 ) {
+        for( std::size_t i = 0; i < 9; ++i )
+        {
+            buffer.read(val);
+            recvProps_.rock_.permeability_[e.index()*9+i]
+                = val;
+        }
+        buffer.read(val);
+        recvProps_.rock_.porosity_[e.index()]=val;
+        if ( size_ > 11 ) {
             buffer.read(val);
             recvProps_.satOilMax_[e.index()]=val;
         }
@@ -302,8 +316,12 @@ public:
 private:
     /// \brief The properties where we will retieve the values to be sent.
     const BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck& sendProps_;
-    // \brief The properties where we will store the received values.
+    /// \brief The properties where we will store the received values.
     BlackoilPropsAdFromDeck& recvProps_;
+    /// \brief The number of entries to send.
+    ///
+    /// full permeability tensor 9 + porosity 1 + pvt region index and
+    /// in some case satOilMax
     std::size_t size_;
 };