diff --git a/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatter.C b/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatter.C
index 24bab91a5..d232c0e02 100644
--- a/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatter.C
+++ b/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatter.C
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ void Pstream::gather
     const label comm
 )
 {
+    // Return if not active in this comm
+    // HJ, 12/Sep/2016
+    if (Pstream::myProcNo(comm) == -1)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (Pstream::nProcs(comm) > 1)
     {
         // Get my communication order
@@ -149,6 +156,13 @@ void Pstream::scatter
     const label comm
 )
 {
+    // Return if not active in this comm
+    // HJ, 12/Sep/2016
+    if (Pstream::myProcNo(comm) == -1)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (Pstream::nProcs(comm) > 1)
     {
         // Get my communication order
diff --git a/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatterList.C b/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatterList.C
index a017ecb55..8f872e384 100644
--- a/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatterList.C
+++ b/src/foam/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/gatherScatterList.C
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ void Pstream::gatherList
     const label comm
 )
 {
+    // Return if not active in this comm
+    // HJ, 12/Sep/2016
+    if (Pstream::myProcNo(comm) == -1)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (Pstream::nProcs(comm) > 1)
     {
         if (Values.size() != Pstream::nProcs(comm))
@@ -218,6 +225,13 @@ void Pstream::scatterList
     const label comm
 )
 {
+    // Return if not active in this comm
+    // HJ, 12/Sep/2016
+    if (Pstream::myProcNo(comm) == -1)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (Pstream::nProcs(comm) > 1)
     {
         if (Values.size() != Pstream::nProcs(comm))