diff --git a/redev.cpp b/redev.cpp
index b122bf9..a6c8e42 100644
--- a/redev.cpp
+++ b/redev.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace {
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(2));
   }
 }
-
+// Testint the CI
 namespace redev {
 
   //TODO consider moving the ClassPtn source to another file
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ namespace redev {
     assert(len==cuts.size());
     auto ranksVar = io.DefineVariable<redev::LO>(ranksVarName,{},{},{len});
     auto cutsVar = io.DefineVariable<redev::Real>(cutsVarName,{},{},{len});
+    auto dimVar = io.DefineVariable<redev::LO>(dimVarName);
     eng.Put(ranksVar, ranks.data());
     eng.Put(cutsVar, cuts.data());
+    eng.Put(dimVar, dim);
     eng.PerformPuts();
   }
 
@@ -253,17 +255,21 @@ namespace redev {
     const auto step = eng.CurrentStep();
     auto ranksVar = io.InquireVariable<redev::LO>(ranksVarName);
     auto cutsVar = io.InquireVariable<redev::Real>(cutsVarName);
+    auto dimVar = io.InquireVariable<redev::LO>(dimVarName);
     assert(ranksVar && cutsVar);
+    assert(dimVar);
 
     auto blocksInfo = eng.BlocksInfo(ranksVar,step);
     assert(blocksInfo.size()==1);
     ranksVar.SetBlockSelection(blocksInfo[0].BlockID);
     eng.Get(ranksVar, ranks);
 
-    blocksInfo = eng.BlocksInfo(ranksVar,step);
+    blocksInfo = eng.BlocksInfo(cutsVar,step);
     assert(blocksInfo.size()==1);
-    ranksVar.SetBlockSelection(blocksInfo[0].BlockID);
+    cutsVar.SetBlockSelection(blocksInfo[0].BlockID);
     eng.Get(cutsVar, cuts);
+
+    eng.Get(dimVar, dim);
     eng.PerformGets(); //default read mode is deferred
   }
 
diff --git a/redev_partition.h b/redev_partition.h
index d270b19..01fa71f 100644
--- a/redev_partition.h
+++ b/redev_partition.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class RCBPtn {
 private:
   const std::string ranksVarName = "rcb partition ranks";
   const std::string cutsVarName = "rcb partition cuts";
+  const std::string dimVarName = "rcb partition dim";
   redev::LO dim;
   std::vector<redev::LO> ranks;
   std::vector<redev::Real> cuts;