diff --git a/src/incflo_advance.cpp b/src/incflo_advance.cpp
index 459c0a80..8c33dd8d 100644
--- a/src/incflo_advance.cpp
+++ b/src/incflo_advance.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void incflo::Advance()
     Real strt_step = static_cast<Real>(ParallelDescriptor::second());
 
     // Compute time step size
-    int initialisation = 0;
+    int initialisation = ( m_dt < 0 );
     bool explicit_diffusion = (m_diff_type == DiffusionType::Explicit);
     ComputeDt(initialisation, explicit_diffusion);