diff --git a/flash2d/src/options-sphere/SLM_initial_stacked.f90 b/flash2d/src/options-sphere/SLM_initial_stacked.f90
index 65995684486733f42a976ede971c40c9326c4598..72efcbb1828d984e8188d8c9d786c9bb2721ccdc 100644
--- a/flash2d/src/options-sphere/SLM_initial_stacked.f90
+++ b/flash2d/src/options-sphere/SLM_initial_stacked.f90
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 	    CALL grid_putinfo(p_ghand, i_arraypoint=i_valind, r_nodevalues= r_aux)
         i_start= (i_stcuv-1)+ GRID_dimension*(i_lay-1)
         i_uvp = (/ ((i_start+i_cnt), i_cnt=1,GRID_dimension) /)
-        CALL grid_putinfo(p_ghand, i_arraypoint=i_uvp, r_nodevalues=r_alpha(1:GRID_dimension,:))
+        CALL grid_putinfo(p_ghand, i_arraypoint=i_uvp, r_nodevalues=r_uvw(1:GRID_dimension,:))
 	  END DO layer_loop
 
 !---------- deallocate workspace