diff --git a/sammy/src/par/mpar03.f90 b/sammy/src/par/mpar03.f90
index 164dfb5d671e78fa70bd638261e4547ab2109228..983d1d4ed82b6f4293116e4d930b2fb5d6ad64f8 100644
--- a/sammy/src/par/mpar03.f90
+++ b/sammy/src/par/mpar03.f90
@@ -52,13 +52,10 @@ module par3_m
 
       do
          read(iu32,'(a)', end=20) line
-         if (trim(line).eq."") goto 30
+         if (trim(line).eq."") goto 20
          call reader%addLine(line)
       end do      
  20   continue
-      WRITE (21,300)
-300   FORMAT (' BLANK LINE MISSING IN .Par FILE')
- 30   continue
 
  
       ierr = reader%readParameterCard1(resParData)
@@ -541,14 +538,11 @@ module par3_m
          read(Kfile,'(a)', end=20) line
          if (trim(line).eq."") then
             backspace(Kfile)
-            goto 30
+            goto 20
          end if
          call reader%addLine(line)
       end do      
  20   continue
-      WRITE (21,300)
-300   FORMAT (' BLANK LINE MISSING IN .Par FILE')
- 30   continue
 
       ier = reader%readParameterCard10(resParData)
       if( ier.ne.0) then
diff --git a/sammy/src/sam/sammy_api_m.f90 b/sammy/src/sam/sammy_api_m.f90
index 2f201cad57771e0d7b71b273ada4d03e608aa517..7809263d8c1c16dffae10b5b4cc495936187a3af 100755
--- a/sammy/src/sam/sammy_api_m.f90
+++ b/sammy/src/sam/sammy_api_m.f90
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ contains
         if( sizeData.lt.0 ) then
             urr_calc = .true. ! when we're calling this through fitAPI
             sizeData = sizeData * (-1)
+        else
+            urr_calc = .false.
         end if
 
         call resParData%initialize()