diff --git a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
index aac66d72..c1379895 100644
--- a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleMethodUtils.cpp
@@ -4319,8 +4319,8 @@ bool EnsembleMethod::should_terminate(int current_n_iter_mean)
 	message(1, "nphinored (also used for consecutive bad lambda cycles): ", nphinored);
 	//int n_mean_iter = pest_scenario.get_pestpp_options().get_ies_n_iter_mean();
     vector<double>::iterator begin_idx = best_mean_phis.begin();
-    if ((current_n_iter_mean > 0) && (best_mean_phis.size() > current_n_iter_mean))
-        begin_idx = best_mean_phis.end() - (current_n_iter_mean+1); //bc of prior phi and then adding the mean shift to the list
+    //if ((current_n_iter_mean > 0) && (best_mean_phis.size() > current_n_iter_mean))
+    //    begin_idx = best_mean_phis.end() - (current_n_iter_mean+1); //bc of prior phi and then adding the mean shift to the list
     if (best_mean_phis.size() > 0)
 	{
 
@@ -4341,7 +4341,8 @@ bool EnsembleMethod::should_terminate(int current_n_iter_mean)
     for (auto& phi : best_mean_phis)
 	{
 		ratio = (phi - best_phi_yet) / phi;
-    	if ((i>=(iter - current_n_iter_mean)) && (ratio <= phiredstp))
+    	//if ((i>=(iter - current_n_iter_mean)) && (ratio <= phiredstp))
+        if (ratio <= phiredstp)
 			count++;
         i++;
 	}
diff --git a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleSmoother.cpp b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleSmoother.cpp
index 142af322..96038c14 100644
--- a/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleSmoother.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/pestpp_common/EnsembleSmoother.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void IterEnsembleSmoother::iterate_2_solution()
 
 		//if ((n_iter_mean > 0) && (solution_iter % n_iter_mean == 0))
         iters_since_reinflate++;
-        if ((current_n_iter_mean > 0) && (iters_since_reinflate >= current_n_iter_mean))
+        if ((current_n_iter_mean != 0) && (iters_since_reinflate >= current_n_iter_mean))
         {
             iter++;
             reset_par_ensemble_to_prior_mean();
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ void IterEnsembleSmoother::iterate_2_solution()
             n_iter_mean_idx++;
             if (n_iter_mean.size() > n_iter_mean_idx)
             {
-
                 current_n_iter_mean = n_iter_mean[n_iter_mean_idx];
             }
         }
@@ -94,11 +93,11 @@ void IterEnsembleSmoother::iterate_2_solution()
 		if (should_terminate(current_n_iter_mean))
         {
 		    //if (iter > pest_scenario.get_pestpp_options().get_ies_n_iter_mean()) {
-            if (iter > current_n_iter_mean) {
+            if (current_n_iter_mean == 0) {
                 break;
             }
 		    else{
-		        message(1,"continuing iterations to satisfy ies_n_iter_mean");
+		        message(1,"continuing iterations because reinflation is in use");
 		    }
         }