diff --git a/src/icebergs.F90 b/src/icebergs.F90
index 797fd85..be586b7 100644
--- a/src/icebergs.F90
+++ b/src/icebergs.F90
@@ -160,11 +160,7 @@ subroutine icebergs_init(bergs, &
       call read_restart_bonds(bergs,Time)
     endif
     call update_halo_icebergs(bergs)
-    if (bergs%manually_initialize_bonds) then
-      call initialize_iceberg_bonds(bergs)
-    else
-      call read_restart_bonds(bergs,Time)
-    endif
+    if (bergs%manually_initialize_bonds) call initialize_iceberg_bonds(bergs)
     if (bergs%mts) then
       call transfer_mts_bergs(bergs)
     else
diff --git a/src/icebergs_io.F90 b/src/icebergs_io.F90
index 8c4b608..0cfaa40 100644
--- a/src/icebergs_io.F90
+++ b/src/icebergs_io.F90
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ subroutine read_restart_bonds(bergs,Time)
             call form_a_bond(first_berg, other_id(k), other_berg_ine(k), other_berg_jne(k),  second_berg)
             number_perfect_bonds=number_perfect_bonds+1
 
-            current_bond=>this%first_bond
+            current_bond=>first_berg%first_bond
 
             if (dem) then
               current_bond%tangd1=tangd1(k)
diff --git a/tests/dem_ground_frac_test/input.nml b/tests/dem_ground_frac_test/input.nml
index bcc2b3e..4bce62c 100644
--- a/tests/dem_ground_frac_test/input.nml
+++ b/tests/dem_ground_frac_test/input.nml
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
     ignore_missing_restart_bergs=.False. !(F) 'T'=ignore missing bergs in restart
     require_restart=.true. !(F) 'T'=fail if the restart file is not present at start
     use_slow_find=.true. !(T) Use slow, but robust, find_cell for reading restarts
-    manually_initialize_bonds=.true. ! (F) True= Bonds are initialize manually.
-    manually_initialize_bonds_from_radii=.true.
+    manually_initialize_bonds=.false.!.true. ! (F) True= Bonds are initialize manually.
+    manually_initialize_bonds_from_radii=.false.!.true.
     !length_for_manually_initialize_bonds=800.0 !(1e3)Dist b/w bergs to init bonds manually
     ignore_ij_restart=.true. !(F) ign. cell from restart,useful for restart on diff grid
     generate_test_icebergs=.false. ! (F) Create ergs in absence of a restart file