diff --git a/src/genmap-algo.c b/src/genmap-algo.c
index 83f71442a..70545711a 100644
--- a/src/genmap-algo.c
+++ b/src/genmap-algo.c
@@ -253,12 +253,9 @@ void GenmapBinSort(GenmapHandle h, int field, buffer *buf0) {
 
 
 void GenmapRSB(GenmapHandle h) {
-  GenmapInt id = GenmapCommRank(GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
-  GenmapInt np = GenmapCommSize(GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
-  GenmapInt lelt = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
-  GenmapLong nel = GenmapGetNGlobalElements(h);
-  GenmapLong start = GenmapGetLocalStartIndex(h);
-  GenmapElements elements = GenmapGetElements(h);
+  GenmapLong id, np, nel, start;
+  GenmapInt lelt;
+  GenmapElements elements;
 
   int maxIter = 50;
   int iter = maxIter;
@@ -268,12 +265,7 @@ void GenmapRSB(GenmapHandle h) {
     printf("running RSB "), fflush(stdout);
 
   crystal_init(&(h->cr), &(h->local->gsComm));
-  GenmapLong out[2][1], buf[2][1];
-
   buffer buf0 = null_buffer;
-  // Calculate the global Fiedler vector, local communicator
-  // must be initialized using the global communicator, we never
-  // touch global communicator
 
   while(GenmapCommSize(GenmapGetLocalComm(h)) > 1) {
     if(GenmapCommRank(GenmapGetGlobalComm(h)) == 0
@@ -295,10 +287,10 @@ void GenmapRSB(GenmapHandle h) {
 
     GenmapBinSort(h, 0, &buf0);
 
-    GenmapLong lelt_ = (GenmapLong)GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
-    comm_scan(out, &(h->local->gsComm), genmap_gs_long, gs_add, &lelt_, 1, buf);
-    start = out[0][0]; GenmapSetLocalStartIndex(h, start);
-    nel = out[1][0]; GenmapSetNGlobalElements(h, nel);
+    GenmapScan(h, GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
+    lelt = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
+    start = GenmapGetLocalStartIndex(h);
+    nel = GenmapGetNGlobalElements(h);
     id = GenmapCommRank(GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
     np = GenmapCommSize(GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
     elements = GenmapGetElements(h);
@@ -357,15 +349,12 @@ void GenmapRSB(GenmapHandle h) {
     lelt = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
 #endif
 
-    lelt_ = (GenmapLong)lelt;
-    comm_scan(out, &(GenmapGetLocalComm(h)->gsComm), genmap_gs_long, gs_add, &lelt_,
-              1, buf);
-    start = out[0][0]; GenmapSetLocalStartIndex(h, start);
-    nel = h->nel = out[1][0];
+    GenmapScan(h, GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
+    start = GenmapGetLocalStartIndex(h);
+    nel = GenmapGetNGlobalElements(h);
     id = GenmapCommRank(GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
     np = GenmapCommSize(GenmapGetLocalComm(h));
     elements = GenmapGetElements(h);
-
   }
 
   crystal_free(&(h->cr));
diff --git a/src/genmap-comm.c b/src/genmap-comm.c
index a58e02242..bf60154ff 100644
--- a/src/genmap-comm.c
+++ b/src/genmap-comm.c
@@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ GenmapComm GenmapGetGlobalComm(GenmapHandle h) {
 void GenmapSetGlobalComm(GenmapHandle h, GenmapComm c) {
   h->global = c;
 }
+
+int GenmapGop(GenmapComm c, void *v, GenmapInt size,
+              GenmapDataType type, GenmapInt op) {
+#ifdef GENMAP_MPI
+  if(op == GENMAP_SUM) {
+    MPI_Allreduce(MPI_IN_PLACE, v, size, type, MPI_SUM, c->gsComm.c);
+  } else if(op == GENMAP_MAX) {
+    MPI_Allreduce(MPI_IN_PLACE, v, size, type, MPI_MAX, c->gsComm.c);
+  } else if(op == GENMAP_MIN) {
+    MPI_Allreduce(MPI_IN_PLACE, v, size, type, MPI_MIN, c->gsComm.c);
+  }
+#endif
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/genmap-handle.c b/src/genmap-handle.c
index 087c870fc..a58bc8174 100644
--- a/src/genmap-handle.c
+++ b/src/genmap-handle.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // GenmapHandle
 //
 int GenmapCreateHandle(GenmapHandle h) {
-  // Datastructures
   h->global = NULL;
   h->local  = NULL;
 
@@ -60,3 +59,11 @@ int GenmapGetNVertices(GenmapHandle h) {
 void GenmapSetNVertices(GenmapHandle h, int nVertices) {
   h->nv = nVertices;
 }
+
+void GenmapScan(GenmapHandle h, GenmapComm c) {
+  GenmapLong out[2][1], buf[2][1];
+  GenmapLong lelt = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
+  comm_scan(out, &(c->gsComm), genmap_gs_long, gs_add, &lelt, 1, buf);
+  GenmapSetLocalStartIndex(h, out[0][0]);
+  GenmapSetNGlobalElements(h, out[1][0]);
+}
diff --git a/src/genmap-impl.h b/src/genmap-impl.h
index be8feecb8..103fbc47d 100644
--- a/src/genmap-impl.h
+++ b/src/genmap-impl.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct GenmapHandle_private {
 
   GenmapLong nel;
   GenmapLong Nnodes;
+  GenmapLong start;
   int nv;
 
   struct array elementArray;
diff --git a/src/genmap-laplacian.c b/src/genmap-laplacian.c
index 720c8a5a8..96acdf93a 100644
--- a/src/genmap-laplacian.c
+++ b/src/genmap-laplacian.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 int GenmapInitLaplacian(GenmapHandle h, GenmapComm c, GenmapVector weights) {
   GenmapInt lelt = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
-  GenmapInt nv = GenmapGetNVertices(h, nv);
+  GenmapInt nv = GenmapGetNVertices(h);
   GenmapUInt numPoints = (GenmapUInt) nv * lelt;
 
   GenmapLong *vertices;
@@ -90,17 +90,3 @@ int GenmapLaplacian(GenmapHandle h, GenmapComm c, GenmapVector u,
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-int GenmapGop(GenmapComm c, void *v, GenmapInt size,
-              GenmapDataType type, GenmapInt op) {
-#ifdef GENMAP_MPI
-  if(op == GENMAP_SUM) {
-    MPI_Allreduce(MPI_IN_PLACE, v, size, type, MPI_SUM, c->gsComm.c);
-  } else if(op == GENMAP_MAX) {
-    MPI_Allreduce(MPI_IN_PLACE, v, size, type, MPI_MAX, c->gsComm.c);
-  } else if(op == GENMAP_MIN) {
-    MPI_Allreduce(MPI_IN_PLACE, v, size, type, MPI_MIN, c->gsComm.c);
-  }
-#endif
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/src/genmap.h b/src/genmap.h
index fe2658c87..8d04a8f46 100644
--- a/src/genmap.h
+++ b/src/genmap.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ void GenmapSetLocalStartIndex(GenmapHandle h, GenmapLong localStart);
 
 int GenmapGetNVertices(GenmapHandle h);
 void GenmapSetNVertices(GenmapHandle, int nVertices);
+
+void GenmapScan(GenmapHandle h, GenmapComm c);
 //
 // GenmapComm
 //
diff --git a/src/parRSB.c b/src/parRSB.c
index 31c09d14b..1e6e1f994 100644
--- a/src/parRSB.c
+++ b/src/parRSB.c
@@ -47,16 +47,9 @@ int parRSB_partMesh(long long *egl, long long *vl, int *negl,
   }
 
   GenmapSetNLocalElements(h, (GenmapInt)neglcon);
+  GenmapScan(h, GenmapGetGlobalComm(h));
   GenmapSetNVertices(h, nve);
 
-  GenmapLong out[2][1], buf[2][1];
-  GenmapLong lelt_ = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
-  comm_scan(out, &(GenmapGetGlobalComm(h)->gsComm), genmap_gs_long, gs_add,
-            &lelt_, 1,
-            buf);
-  GenmapSetLocalStartIndex(h, out[0][0]);
-  GenmapSetNGlobalElements(h, out[1][0]);
-
   GenmapElements e = GenmapGetElements(h);
   GenmapInt i, j;
 
@@ -70,14 +63,12 @@ int parRSB_partMesh(long long *egl, long long *vl, int *negl,
   GenmapRSB(h);
 
   GenmapElements elements = GenmapGetElements(h);
-  GenmapInt nv = h->nv;
-
   *negl = GenmapGetNLocalElements(h);
 
   for(i = 0; i < *negl; i++) {
     egl[i] = elements[i].globalId;
-    for(j = 0; j < nv; j++) {
-      vl[nv * i + j] = elements[i].vertices[j];
+    for(j = 0; j < nve; j++) {
+      vl[nve * i + j] = elements[i].vertices[j];
     }
   }