diff --git a/Grid/Makefile.am b/Grid/Makefile.am
index 7c3c151b..aff5b9d0 100644
--- a/Grid/Makefile.am
+++ b/Grid/Makefile.am
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endif
 lib_LIBRARIES = libGrid.a
 
 CCFILES += $(extra_sources)
-HFILES  += $(extra_headers) Config.h Version.h
+HFILES  += $(extra_headers)
 
 libGrid_a_SOURCES              = $(CCFILES)
 libGrid_adir                   = $(includedir)/Grid
diff --git a/Grid/parallelIO/IldgIO.h b/Grid/parallelIO/IldgIO.h
index 576f08bd..80d135d2 100644
--- a/Grid/parallelIO/IldgIO.h
+++ b/Grid/parallelIO/IldgIO.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ directory
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 #include <map>
 
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -654,7 +655,8 @@ class IldgWriter : public ScidacWriter {
     // Fill ILDG header data struct
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     ildgFormat ildgfmt ;
-    ildgfmt.field     = std::string("su3gauge");
+    const std::string stNC = std::to_string( Nc ) ;
+    ildgfmt.field          = std::string("su"+stNC+"gauge");
 
     if ( format == std::string("IEEE32BIG") ) { 
       ildgfmt.precision = 32;
@@ -871,7 +873,8 @@ class IldgReader : public GridLimeReader {
     } else { 
 
       assert(found_ildgFormat);
-      assert ( ildgFormat_.field == std::string("su3gauge") );
+      const std::string stNC = std::to_string( Nc ) ;
+      assert ( ildgFormat_.field == std::string("su"+stNC+"gauge") );
 
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // Populate our Grid metadata as best we can
@@ -879,7 +882,7 @@ class IldgReader : public GridLimeReader {
 
       std::ostringstream vers; vers << ildgFormat_.version;
       FieldMetaData_.hdr_version = vers.str();
-      FieldMetaData_.data_type = std::string("4D_SU3_GAUGE_3X3");
+      FieldMetaData_.data_type = std::string("4D_SU"+stNC+"_GAUGE_"+stNC+"x"+stNC);
 
       FieldMetaData_.nd=4;
       FieldMetaData_.dimension.resize(4);
diff --git a/Grid/parallelIO/MetaData.h b/Grid/parallelIO/MetaData.h
index af8b3f76..6b9d8708 100644
--- a/Grid/parallelIO/MetaData.h
+++ b/Grid/parallelIO/MetaData.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
     Copyright (C) 2015
 
-
     Author: Peter Boyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
+    Author: Jamie Hudspith <renwick.james.hudspth@gmail.com>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ class GaugeStatistics
 public:
   void operator()(Lattice<vLorentzColourMatrixD> & data,FieldMetaData &header)
   {
-    header.link_trace=WilsonLoops<Impl>::linkTrace(data);
-    header.plaquette =WilsonLoops<Impl>::avgPlaquette(data);
+    header.link_trace = WilsonLoops<Impl>::linkTrace(data);
+    header.plaquette  = WilsonLoops<Impl>::avgPlaquette(data);
   }
 };
 typedef GaugeStatistics<PeriodicGimplD> PeriodicGaugeStatistics;
@@ -203,20 +203,24 @@ template<> inline void PrepareMetaData<vLorentzColourMatrixD>(Lattice<vLorentzCo
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 inline void reconstruct3(LorentzColourMatrix & cm)
 {
-  const int x=0;
-  const int y=1;
-  const int z=2;
+  assert( Nc < 4 && Nc > 1 ) ;
   for(int mu=0;mu<Nd;mu++){
-    cm(mu)()(2,x) = adj(cm(mu)()(0,y)*cm(mu)()(1,z)-cm(mu)()(0,z)*cm(mu)()(1,y)); //x= yz-zy
-    cm(mu)()(2,y) = adj(cm(mu)()(0,z)*cm(mu)()(1,x)-cm(mu)()(0,x)*cm(mu)()(1,z)); //y= zx-xz
-    cm(mu)()(2,z) = adj(cm(mu)()(0,x)*cm(mu)()(1,y)-cm(mu)()(0,y)*cm(mu)()(1,x)); //z= xy-yx
+    #if Nc == 2
+      cm(mu)()(1,0) = -adj(cm(mu)()(0,y)) ;
+      cm(mu)()(1,1) =  adj(cm(mu)()(0,x)) ;
+    #else
+      const int x=0 , y=1 , z=2 ; // a little disinenuous labelling
+      cm(mu)()(2,x) = adj(cm(mu)()(0,y)*cm(mu)()(1,z)-cm(mu)()(0,z)*cm(mu)()(1,y)); //x= yz-zy
+      cm(mu)()(2,y) = adj(cm(mu)()(0,z)*cm(mu)()(1,x)-cm(mu)()(0,x)*cm(mu)()(1,z)); //y= zx-xz
+      cm(mu)()(2,z) = adj(cm(mu)()(0,x)*cm(mu)()(1,y)-cm(mu)()(0,y)*cm(mu)()(1,x)); //z= xy-yx
+    #endif
   }
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Some data types for intermediate storage
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-template<typename vtype> using iLorentzColour2x3 = iVector<iVector<iVector<vtype, Nc>, 2>, Nd >;
+template<typename vtype> using iLorentzColour2x3 = iVector<iVector<iVector<vtype, Nc>, Nc-1>, Nd >;
 
 typedef iLorentzColour2x3<Complex>  LorentzColour2x3;
 typedef iLorentzColour2x3<ComplexF> LorentzColour2x3F;
@@ -278,7 +282,6 @@ struct GaugeSimpleMunger{
 
 template <class fobj, class sobj>
 struct GaugeSimpleUnmunger {
-
   void operator()(sobj &in, fobj &out) {
     for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
       for (int i = 0; i < Nc; i++) {
@@ -317,8 +320,8 @@ template<class fobj,class sobj>
 struct Gauge3x2munger{
   void operator() (fobj &in,sobj &out){
     for(int mu=0;mu<Nd;mu++){
-      for(int i=0;i<2;i++){
-	for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
+      for(int i=0;i<Nc-1;i++){
+	for(int j=0;j<Nc;j++){
 	  out(mu)()(i,j) = in(mu)(i)(j);
 	}}
     }
@@ -330,8 +333,8 @@ template<class fobj,class sobj>
 struct Gauge3x2unmunger{
   void operator() (sobj &in,fobj &out){
     for(int mu=0;mu<Nd;mu++){
-      for(int i=0;i<2;i++){
-	for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
+      for(int i=0;i<Nc-1;i++){
+	for(int j=0;j<Nc;j++){
 	  out(mu)(i)(j) = in(mu)()(i,j);
 	}}
     }
diff --git a/Grid/parallelIO/NerscIO.h b/Grid/parallelIO/NerscIO.h
index dabef9e5..b5a7a8df 100644
--- a/Grid/parallelIO/NerscIO.h
+++ b/Grid/parallelIO/NerscIO.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     Author: Matt Spraggs <matthew.spraggs@gmail.com>
     Author: Peter Boyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
     Author: paboyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
+    Author: Jamie Hudspith <renwick.james.hudspth@gmail.com>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@
 #ifndef GRID_NERSC_IO_H
 #define GRID_NERSC_IO_H
 
+#include <string>
+
 NAMESPACE_BEGIN(Grid);
 
 using namespace Grid;
@@ -145,15 +148,17 @@ public:
 
     std::string format(header.floating_point);
 
-    int ieee32big = (format == std::string("IEEE32BIG"));
-    int ieee32    = (format == std::string("IEEE32"));
-    int ieee64big = (format == std::string("IEEE64BIG"));
-    int ieee64    = (format == std::string("IEEE64") || format == std::string("IEEE64LITTLE"));
+    const int ieee32big = (format == std::string("IEEE32BIG"));
+    const int ieee32    = (format == std::string("IEEE32"));
+    const int ieee64big = (format == std::string("IEEE64BIG"));
+    const int ieee64    = (format == std::string("IEEE64") || \
+			   format == std::string("IEEE64LITTLE"));
 
     uint32_t nersc_csum,scidac_csuma,scidac_csumb;
     // depending on datatype, set up munger;
     // munger is a function of <floating point, Real, data_type>
-    if ( header.data_type == std::string("4D_SU3_GAUGE") ) {
+    const std::string stNC = std::to_string( Nc ) ;
+    if ( header.data_type == std::string("4D_SU"+stNC+"_GAUGE") ) {
       if ( ieee32 || ieee32big ) {
 	BinaryIO::readLatticeObject<vLorentzColourMatrixD, LorentzColour2x3F> 
 	  (Umu,file,Gauge3x2munger<LorentzColour2x3F,LorentzColourMatrix>(), offset,format,
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ public:
 	  (Umu,file,Gauge3x2munger<LorentzColour2x3D,LorentzColourMatrix>(),offset,format,
 	   nersc_csum,scidac_csuma,scidac_csumb);
       }
-    } else if ( header.data_type == std::string("4D_SU3_GAUGE_3x3") ) {
+    } else if ( header.data_type == std::string("4D_SU"+stNC+"_GAUGE_"+stNC+"x"+stNC) ) {
       if ( ieee32 || ieee32big ) {
 	BinaryIO::readLatticeObject<vLorentzColourMatrixD,LorentzColourMatrixF>
 	  (Umu,file,GaugeSimpleMunger<LorentzColourMatrixF,LorentzColourMatrix>(),offset,format,
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ public:
     header.sequence_number = sequence_number;
     header.ensemble_id     = ens_id;
     header.ensemble_label  = ens_label;
+    header.hdr_version     = "1.0" ;
 
     typedef LorentzColourMatrixD fobj3D;
     typedef LorentzColour2x3D    fobj2D;
@@ -244,10 +250,14 @@ public:
 
     uint64_t offset;
 
-    // Sod it -- always write 3x3 double
-    header.floating_point = std::string("IEEE64BIG");
-    header.data_type      = std::string("4D_SU3_GAUGE_3x3");
-    GaugeSimpleUnmunger<fobj3D,sobj> munge;
+    // Sod it -- always write NcxNc double
+    header.floating_point  = std::string("IEEE64BIG");
+    const std::string stNC = std::to_string( Nc ) ;
+    if( two_row ) {
+      header.data_type = std::string("4D_SU" + stNC + "_GAUGE" );
+    } else {
+      header.data_type = std::string("4D_SU" + stNC + "_GAUGE_" + stNC + "x" + stNC );
+    }
     if ( grid->IsBoss() ) { 
       truncate(file);
       offset = writeHeader(header,file);
@@ -255,8 +265,15 @@ public:
     grid->Broadcast(0,(void *)&offset,sizeof(offset));
 
     uint32_t nersc_csum,scidac_csuma,scidac_csumb;
-    BinaryIO::writeLatticeObject<vobj,fobj3D>(Umu,file,munge,offset,header.floating_point,
-					      nersc_csum,scidac_csuma,scidac_csumb);
+    if( two_row ) {
+      Gauge3x2unmunger<fobj2D,sobj> munge;
+      BinaryIO::writeLatticeObject<vobj,fobj2D>(Umu,file,munge,offset,header.floating_point,
+						nersc_csum,scidac_csuma,scidac_csumb);
+    } else {
+      GaugeSimpleUnmunger<fobj3D,sobj> munge;
+      BinaryIO::writeLatticeObject<vobj,fobj3D>(Umu,file,munge,offset,header.floating_point,
+						nersc_csum,scidac_csuma,scidac_csumb);
+    }
     header.checksum = nersc_csum;
     if ( grid->IsBoss() ) { 
       writeHeader(header,file);
@@ -288,8 +305,7 @@ public:
     header.plaquette=0.0;
     MachineCharacteristics(header);
 
-	uint64_t offset;
-  
+    uint64_t offset;
 #ifdef RNG_RANLUX
     header.floating_point = std::string("UINT64");
     header.data_type      = std::string("RANLUX48");
@@ -329,7 +345,7 @@ public:
 
     GridBase *grid = parallel.Grid();
 
-	uint64_t offset = readHeader(file,grid,header);
+    uint64_t offset = readHeader(file,grid,header);
 
     FieldMetaData clone(header);
 
diff --git a/Grid/qcd/utils/WilsonLoops.h b/Grid/qcd/utils/WilsonLoops.h
index 0367c9fa..e002e3d5 100644
--- a/Grid/qcd/utils/WilsonLoops.h
+++ b/Grid/qcd/utils/WilsonLoops.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ public:
     return sumplaq / vol / faces / Nc; // Nd , Nc dependent... FIXME
   }
 
-
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // average over all x,y,z the temporal loop
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ public:
 
     double vol = Umu.Grid()->gSites();
 
-    return p.real() / vol / 4.0 / 3.0;
+    return p.real() / vol / (4.0 * Nc ) ;
   };
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 406b0b74..9ab0595a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ case ${ac_ZMOBIUS} in
 esac
 ############### Nc
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([Nc],
-    [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-Nc=2|3|4], [enable number of colours])],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-Nc=2|3|4|5], [enable number of colours])],
     [ac_Nc=${enable_Nc}], [ac_Nc=3])
 
 case ${ac_Nc} in
diff --git a/tests/IO/Test_nersc_io.cc b/tests/IO/Test_nersc_io.cc
index c15c320e..ae5b9c0d 100644
--- a/tests/IO/Test_nersc_io.cc
+++ b/tests/IO/Test_nersc_io.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   Complex p  = TensorRemove(Tp);
   std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "calculated plaquettes " <<p*PlaqScale<<std::endl;
 
-  Complex LinkTraceScale(1.0/vol/4.0/3.0);
+  Complex LinkTraceScale(1.0/vol/4.0/(Real)Nc);
   TComplex Tl = sum(LinkTrace);
   Complex l  = TensorRemove(Tl);
   std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "calculated link trace " <<l*LinkTraceScale<<std::endl;
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   Complex ll= TensorRemove(TcP);
   std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "coarsened plaquettes sum to " <<ll*PlaqScale<<std::endl;
 
-  std::string clone2x3("./ckpoint_clone2x3.4000");
-  std::string clone3x3("./ckpoint_clone3x3.4000");
+  const string stNc   = to_string( Nc   ) ;
+  const string stNcM1 = to_string( Nc-1 ) ;
+  std::string clone2x3("./ckpoint_clone"+stNcM1+"x"+stNc+".4000");
+  std::string clone3x3("./ckpoint_clone"+stNc+"x"+stNc+".4000");
 
   NerscIO::writeConfiguration(Umu,clone3x3,0,precision32);
   NerscIO::writeConfiguration(Umu,clone2x3,1,precision32);
diff --git a/tests/core/Test_lie_generators.cc b/tests/core/Test_lie_generators.cc
index e044378c..8f18ed04 100644
--- a/tests/core/Test_lie_generators.cc
+++ b/tests/core/Test_lie_generators.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2015
 Author: Azusa Yamaguchi <ayamaguc@staffmail.ed.ac.uk>
 Author: Peter Boyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
 Author: Guido Cossu <guido.cossu@ed.ac.uk>
+Author: Jamie Hudspith <renwick.james.hudspth@gmail.com>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -42,14 +43,14 @@ directory
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Grid;
- ;
+;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   Grid_init(&argc, &argv);
 
   std::vector<int> latt({4, 4, 4, 8});
   GridCartesian* grid = SpaceTimeGrid::makeFourDimGrid(
-      latt, GridDefaultSimd(Nd, vComplex::Nsimd()), GridDefaultMpi());
+						       latt, GridDefaultSimd(Nd, vComplex::Nsimd()), GridDefaultMpi());
 
   GridRedBlackCartesian* rbGrid = SpaceTimeGrid::makeFourDimRedBlackGrid(grid);
 
@@ -60,15 +61,19 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             << std::endl;
   SU2::printGenerators();
   std::cout << "Dimension of adjoint representation: "<< SU2Adjoint::Dimension << std::endl;
+
+  // guard as this code fails to compile for Nc != 3
+#if (Nc == 3)
+    
   SU2Adjoint::printGenerators();
   SU2::testGenerators();
   SU2Adjoint::testGenerators();
-
+    
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "* Generators for SU(Nc" << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   SU3::printGenerators();
   std::cout << "Dimension of adjoint representation: "<< SU3Adjoint::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU3Adjoint::printGenerators();
@@ -111,12 +116,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // AdjointRepresentation has the predefined number of colours Nc
   //  Representations<FundamentalRepresentation, AdjointRepresentation, TwoIndexSymmetricRepresentation> RepresentationTypes(grid);  
-
-  
   LatticeGaugeField U(grid), V(grid);
   SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, U);
   SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, V);
-
+    
   // Adjoint representation
   // Test group structure
   // (U_f * V_f)_r = U_r * V_r
@@ -127,17 +130,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     SU3::LatticeMatrix Vmu = peekLorentz(V,mu);
     pokeLorentz(UV,Umu*Vmu, mu);
   }
-
+    
   AdjRep.update_representation(UV);
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeField UVr = AdjRep.U;  // (U_f * V_f)_r 
-
-
+    
+    
   AdjRep.update_representation(U);
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeField Ur = AdjRep.U;  // U_r
-
+    
   AdjRep.update_representation(V);
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeField Vr = AdjRep.U;  // V_r
-
+    
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeField UrVr(grid);
   UrVr = Zero();
   for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
@@ -145,10 +148,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeMatrix Vrmu = peekLorentz(Vr,mu);
     pokeLorentz(UrVr,Urmu*Vrmu, mu);
   }
-
+    
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeField Diff_check = UVr - UrVr;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Group structure SU("<<Nc<<") check difference (Adjoint representation) : " << norm2(Diff_check) << std::endl;
-
+    
   // Check correspondence of algebra and group transformations
   // Create a random vector
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_adj(grid);
@@ -156,32 +159,31 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   random(gridRNG,h_adj);
   h_adj = real(h_adj);
   SU_Adjoint<Nc>::AdjointLieAlgebraMatrix(h_adj,Ar);
-
+    
   // Re-extract h_adj
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_adj2(grid);
   SU_Adjoint<Nc>::projectOnAlgebra(h_adj2, Ar);
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_diff = h_adj - h_adj2;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check vector difference (Adjoint representation) : " << norm2(h_diff) << std::endl;
-
+    
   // Exponentiate
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeMatrix Uadj(grid);
   Uadj  = expMat(Ar, 1.0, 16);
-
+    
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeMatrix uno(grid);
   uno = 1.0;
   // Check matrix Uadj, must be real orthogonal
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeMatrix Ucheck = Uadj - conjugate(Uadj);
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Reality check: " << norm2(Ucheck)
-            << std::endl;
-
+	    << std::endl;
+    
   Ucheck = Uadj * adj(Uadj) - uno;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 1: " << norm2(Ucheck)
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   Ucheck = adj(Uadj) * Uadj - uno;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 2: " << norm2(Ucheck)
-            << std::endl;
-      
-
+	    << std::endl;
+    
   // Construct the fundamental matrix in the group
   SU3::LatticeMatrix Af(grid);
   SU3::FundamentalLieAlgebraMatrix(h_adj,Af);
@@ -193,72 +195,65 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   SU3::LatticeMatrix UnitCheck(grid);
   UnitCheck = Ufund * adj(Ufund) - uno_f;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 1: " << norm2(UnitCheck)
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   UnitCheck = adj(Ufund) * Ufund - uno_f;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 2: " << norm2(UnitCheck)
-            << std::endl;
-
+	    << std::endl;
 
   // Tranform to the adjoint representation
   U = Zero(); // fill this with only one direction
   pokeLorentz(U,Ufund,0); // the representation transf acts on full gauge fields
-
+    
   AdjRep.update_representation(U);
   Ur = AdjRep.U;  // U_r  
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeMatrix Ur0 = peekLorentz(Ur,0); // this should be the same as Uadj
-
+    
   typename AdjointRep<Nc>::LatticeMatrix Diff_check_mat = Ur0 - Uadj;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check group difference : " << norm2(Diff_check_mat) << std::endl;
 
-
-
-
   // TwoIndexRep tests
-
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
 
 
   
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "* eS^{ij} base for SU(2)" << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Dimension of Two Index Symmetric representation: "<< SU2TwoIndexSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU2TwoIndexSymm::printBase();
-      std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
-        std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Generators of Two Index Symmetric representation: "<< SU2TwoIndexSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
+	    << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Generators of Two Index Symmetric representation: "<< SU2TwoIndexSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU2TwoIndexSymm::printGenerators();
-        std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Test of Two Index Symmetric Generators: "<< SU2TwoIndexSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Test of Two Index Symmetric Generators: "<< SU2TwoIndexSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU2TwoIndexSymm::testGenerators();
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
 
 
   
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "* eAS^{ij} base for SU(2)" << std::endl;
   
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Dimension of Two Index anti-Symmetric representation: "<< SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::printBase();
-      std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-            << std::endl;
-        std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Dimension of Two Index anti-Symmetric representation: "<< SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
+	    << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Dimension of Two Index anti-Symmetric representation: "<< SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::printGenerators();
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Test of Two Index anti-Symmetric Generators: "<< SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::Dimension << std::endl;
   SU2TwoIndexAntiSymm::testGenerators();
   
-  
-  
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Test for the Two Index Symmetric projectors"
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   // Projectors 
   SU3TwoIndexSymm::LatticeTwoIndexMatrix Gauss2(grid);
   random(gridRNG,Gauss2);
@@ -276,13 +271,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector diff2 = ha - hb;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Difference: " << norm2(diff) << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
 
   
-    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-      << std::endl;
+  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
+	    << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Test for the Two index anti-Symmetric projectors"
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   // Projectors
   SU3TwoIndexAntiSymm::LatticeTwoIndexMatrix Gauss2a(grid);
   random(gridRNG,Gauss2a);
@@ -300,11 +295,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector diff2a = ha - hb;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Difference: " << norm2(diff2a) << std::endl;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
     
   
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Two index Symmetric: Checking Group Structure"
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   // Testing HMC representation classes
   TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric > TIndexRep(grid);
 
@@ -313,7 +308,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   LatticeGaugeField U2(grid), V2(grid);
   SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, U2);
   SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, V2);
-  
+    
   LatticeGaugeField UV2(grid);
   UV2 = Zero();
   for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
@@ -321,16 +316,16 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     SU3::LatticeMatrix Vmu2 = peekLorentz(V2,mu);
     pokeLorentz(UV2,Umu2*Vmu2, mu);
   }
-  
+    
   TIndexRep.update_representation(UV2);
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric >::LatticeField UVr2 = TIndexRep.U;  // (U_f * V_f)_r
-  
+    
   TIndexRep.update_representation(U2);
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric >::LatticeField Ur2 = TIndexRep.U;  // U_r
-  
+    
   TIndexRep.update_representation(V2);
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric >::LatticeField Vr2 = TIndexRep.U;  // V_r
-  
+    
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric >::LatticeField Ur2Vr2(grid);
   Ur2Vr2 = Zero();
   for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
@@ -338,11 +333,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric >::LatticeMatrix Vrmu2 = peekLorentz(Vr2,mu);
     pokeLorentz(Ur2Vr2,Urmu2*Vrmu2, mu);
   }
-  
+    
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric >::LatticeField Diff_check2 = UVr2 - Ur2Vr2;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Group structure SU("<<Nc<<") check difference (Two Index Symmetric): " << norm2(Diff_check2) << std::endl;
-
-  
+    
+    
   // Check correspondence of algebra and group transformations
   // Create a random vector
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_sym(grid);
@@ -350,34 +345,31 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   random(gridRNG,h_sym);
   h_sym = real(h_sym);
   SU_TwoIndex<Nc,Symmetric>::TwoIndexLieAlgebraMatrix(h_sym,Ar_sym);
-  
+    
   // Re-extract h_sym
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_sym2(grid);
   SU_TwoIndex< Nc, Symmetric>::projectOnAlgebra(h_sym2, Ar_sym);
   SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_diff_sym = h_sym - h_sym2;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check vector difference (Two Index Symmetric): " << norm2(h_diff_sym) << std::endl;
-
-  
+    
   // Exponentiate
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric>::LatticeMatrix U2iS(grid);
   U2iS  = expMat(Ar_sym, 1.0, 16);
-  
+    
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric>::LatticeMatrix uno2iS(grid);
   uno2iS = 1.0;
   // Check matrix U2iS, must be real orthogonal
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ucheck2iS = U2iS - conjugate(U2iS);
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Reality check: " << norm2(Ucheck2iS)
-      << std::endl;
-  
+	    << std::endl;
+    
   Ucheck2iS = U2iS * adj(U2iS) - uno2iS;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 1: " << norm2(Ucheck2iS)
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   Ucheck2iS = adj(U2iS) * U2iS - uno2iS;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 2: " << norm2(Ucheck2iS)
-      << std::endl;
-  
-  
-  
+	    << std::endl;
+    
   // Construct the fundamental matrix in the group
   SU3::LatticeMatrix Af_sym(grid);
   SU3::FundamentalLieAlgebraMatrix(h_sym,Af_sym);
@@ -386,147 +378,137 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   SU3::LatticeMatrix UnitCheck2(grid);
   UnitCheck2 = Ufund2 * adj(Ufund2) - uno_f;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 1: " << norm2(UnitCheck2)
-      << std::endl;
+	    << std::endl;
   UnitCheck2 = adj(Ufund2) * Ufund2 - uno_f;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 2: " << norm2(UnitCheck2)
-      << std::endl;
-  
-
+	    << std::endl;
+    
+    
   // Tranform to the 2Index Sym representation
   U = Zero(); // fill this with only one direction
   pokeLorentz(U,Ufund2,0); // the representation transf acts on full gauge fields
-  
+    
   TIndexRep.update_representation(U);
   Ur2 = TIndexRep.U;  // U_r  
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ur02 = peekLorentz(Ur2,0); // this should be the same as U2iS
-  
+    
   typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, Symmetric>::LatticeMatrix Diff_check_mat2 = Ur02 - U2iS;
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check group difference (Two Index Symmetric): " << norm2(Diff_check_mat2) << std::endl;
-  
-
-
-
+    
   if (TwoIndexRep<Nc, AntiSymmetric >::Dimension != 1){
 
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
-      << std::endl;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "*********************************************"
+	      << std::endl;
     
   
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Two Index anti-Symmetric: Check Group Structure"
-      << std::endl;
-  // Testing HMC representation classes
-  TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric > TIndexRepA(grid);
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Two Index anti-Symmetric: Check Group Structure"
+	      << std::endl;
+    // Testing HMC representation classes
+    TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric > TIndexRepA(grid);
 
 
-  // Test group structure
-  // (U_f * V_f)_r = U_r * V_r
-  LatticeGaugeField U2A(grid), V2A(grid);
-  SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, U2A);
-  SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, V2A);
+    // Test group structure
+    // (U_f * V_f)_r = U_r * V_r
+    LatticeGaugeField U2A(grid), V2A(grid);
+    SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, U2A);
+    SU3::HotConfiguration<LatticeGaugeField>(gridRNG, V2A);
   
-  LatticeGaugeField UV2A(grid);
-  UV2A = Zero();
-  for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
-    SU3::LatticeMatrix Umu2A = peekLorentz(U2,mu);
-    SU3::LatticeMatrix Vmu2A = peekLorentz(V2,mu);
-    pokeLorentz(UV2A,Umu2A*Vmu2A, mu);
+    LatticeGaugeField UV2A(grid);
+    UV2A = Zero();
+    for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
+      SU3::LatticeMatrix Umu2A = peekLorentz(U2,mu);
+      SU3::LatticeMatrix Vmu2A = peekLorentz(V2,mu);
+      pokeLorentz(UV2A,Umu2A*Vmu2A, mu);
+    }
+  
+    TIndexRep.update_representation(UV2A);
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField UVr2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // (U_f * V_f)_r
+  
+    TIndexRep.update_representation(U2A);
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Ur2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // U_r
+  
+    TIndexRep.update_representation(V2A);
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Vr2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // V_r
+  
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Ur2Vr2A(grid);
+    Ur2Vr2A = Zero();
+    for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
+      typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeMatrix Urmu2A = peekLorentz(Ur2A,mu);
+      typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeMatrix Vrmu2A = peekLorentz(Vr2A,mu);
+      pokeLorentz(Ur2Vr2A,Urmu2A*Vrmu2A, mu);
+    }
+  
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Diff_check2A = UVr2A - Ur2Vr2A;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Group structure SU("<<Nc<<") check difference (Two Index anti-Symmetric): " << norm2(Diff_check2A) << std::endl;
+
+  
+    // Check correspondence of algebra and group transformations
+    // Create a random vector
+    SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_Asym(grid);
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ar_Asym(grid);
+    random(gridRNG,h_Asym);
+    h_Asym = real(h_Asym);
+    SU_TwoIndex< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::TwoIndexLieAlgebraMatrix(h_Asym,Ar_Asym);
+  
+    // Re-extract h_sym
+    SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_Asym2(grid);
+    SU_TwoIndex< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::projectOnAlgebra(h_Asym2, Ar_Asym);
+    SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_diff_Asym = h_Asym - h_Asym2;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check vector difference (Two Index anti-Symmetric): " << norm2(h_diff_Asym) << std::endl;
+
+  
+    // Exponentiate
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix U2iAS(grid);
+    U2iAS  = expMat(Ar_Asym, 1.0, 16);
+  
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix uno2iAS(grid);
+    uno2iAS = 1.0;
+    // Check matrix U2iS, must be real orthogonal
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ucheck2iAS = U2iAS - conjugate(U2iAS);
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Reality check: " << norm2(Ucheck2iAS)
+	      << std::endl;
+  
+    Ucheck2iAS = U2iAS * adj(U2iAS) - uno2iAS;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 1: " << norm2(Ucheck2iAS)
+	      << std::endl;
+    Ucheck2iAS = adj(U2iAS) * U2iAS - uno2iAS;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 2: " << norm2(Ucheck2iAS)
+	      << std::endl;
+  
+  
+  
+    // Construct the fundamental matrix in the group
+    SU3::LatticeMatrix Af_Asym(grid);
+    SU3::FundamentalLieAlgebraMatrix(h_Asym,Af_Asym);
+    SU3::LatticeMatrix Ufund2A(grid);
+    Ufund2A  = expMat(Af_Asym, 1.0, 16);
+    SU3::LatticeMatrix UnitCheck2A(grid);
+    UnitCheck2A = Ufund2A * adj(Ufund2A) - uno_f;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 1: " << norm2(UnitCheck2A)
+	      << std::endl;
+    UnitCheck2A = adj(Ufund2A) * Ufund2A - uno_f;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 2: " << norm2(UnitCheck2A)
+	      << std::endl;
+  
+
+    // Tranform to the 2Index Sym representation
+    U = Zero(); // fill this with only one direction
+    pokeLorentz(U,Ufund2A,0); // the representation transf acts on full gauge fields
+  
+    TIndexRepA.update_representation(U);
+    Ur2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // U_r  
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ur02A = peekLorentz(Ur2A,0); // this should be the same as U2iS
+  
+    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Diff_check_mat2A = Ur02A - U2iAS;
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check group difference (Two Index anti-Symmetric): " << norm2(Diff_check_mat2A) << std::endl;
+  
+  } else  {
+    std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Skipping Two Index anti-Symmetric tests "
+      "because representation is trivial (dim = 1)"
+	      << std::endl;
   }
-  
-  TIndexRep.update_representation(UV2A);
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField UVr2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // (U_f * V_f)_r
-  
-  TIndexRep.update_representation(U2A);
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Ur2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // U_r
-  
-  TIndexRep.update_representation(V2A);
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Vr2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // V_r
-  
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Ur2Vr2A(grid);
-  Ur2Vr2A = Zero();
-  for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
-    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeMatrix Urmu2A = peekLorentz(Ur2A,mu);
-    typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeMatrix Vrmu2A = peekLorentz(Vr2A,mu);
-    pokeLorentz(Ur2Vr2A,Urmu2A*Vrmu2A, mu);
-  }
-  
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric >::LatticeField Diff_check2A = UVr2A - Ur2Vr2A;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Group structure SU("<<Nc<<") check difference (Two Index anti-Symmetric): " << norm2(Diff_check2A) << std::endl;
-
-  
-  // Check correspondence of algebra and group transformations
-  // Create a random vector
-  SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_Asym(grid);
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ar_Asym(grid);
-  random(gridRNG,h_Asym);
-  h_Asym = real(h_Asym);
-  SU_TwoIndex< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::TwoIndexLieAlgebraMatrix(h_Asym,Ar_Asym);
-  
-  // Re-extract h_sym
-  SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_Asym2(grid);
-  SU_TwoIndex< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::projectOnAlgebra(h_Asym2, Ar_Asym);
-  SU3::LatticeAlgebraVector h_diff_Asym = h_Asym - h_Asym2;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check vector difference (Two Index anti-Symmetric): " << norm2(h_diff_Asym) << std::endl;
-
-  
-  // Exponentiate
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix U2iAS(grid);
-  U2iAS  = expMat(Ar_Asym, 1.0, 16);
-  
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix uno2iAS(grid);
-  uno2iAS = 1.0;
-  // Check matrix U2iS, must be real orthogonal
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ucheck2iAS = U2iAS - conjugate(U2iAS);
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Reality check: " << norm2(Ucheck2iAS)
-      << std::endl;
-  
-  Ucheck2iAS = U2iAS * adj(U2iAS) - uno2iAS;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 1: " << norm2(Ucheck2iAS)
-      << std::endl;
-  Ucheck2iAS = adj(U2iAS) * U2iAS - uno2iAS;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "orthogonality check 2: " << norm2(Ucheck2iAS)
-      << std::endl;
-  
-  
-  
-  // Construct the fundamental matrix in the group
-  SU3::LatticeMatrix Af_Asym(grid);
-  SU3::FundamentalLieAlgebraMatrix(h_Asym,Af_Asym);
-  SU3::LatticeMatrix Ufund2A(grid);
-  Ufund2A  = expMat(Af_Asym, 1.0, 16);
-  SU3::LatticeMatrix UnitCheck2A(grid);
-  UnitCheck2A = Ufund2A * adj(Ufund2A) - uno_f;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 1: " << norm2(UnitCheck2A)
-      << std::endl;
-  UnitCheck2A = adj(Ufund2A) * Ufund2A - uno_f;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "unitarity check 2: " << norm2(UnitCheck2A)
-      << std::endl;
-  
-
-  // Tranform to the 2Index Sym representation
-  U = Zero(); // fill this with only one direction
-  pokeLorentz(U,Ufund2A,0); // the representation transf acts on full gauge fields
-  
-  TIndexRepA.update_representation(U);
-  Ur2A = TIndexRepA.U;  // U_r  
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Ur02A = peekLorentz(Ur2A,0); // this should be the same as U2iS
-  
-  typename TwoIndexRep< Nc, AntiSymmetric>::LatticeMatrix Diff_check_mat2A = Ur02A - U2iAS;
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Projections structure check group difference (Two Index anti-Symmetric): " << norm2(Diff_check_mat2A) << std::endl;
-  
-} else  {
-  std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Skipping Two Index anti-Symmetric tests "
-                                 "because representation is trivial (dim = 1)"
-            << std::endl;
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
+#endif
   
   Grid_finalize();
 }
diff --git a/tests/core/Test_reunitarise.cc b/tests/core/Test_reunitarise.cc
index 6644be1a..10423159 100644
--- a/tests/core/Test_reunitarise.cc
+++ b/tests/core/Test_reunitarise.cc
@@ -122,14 +122,15 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   std::cout << "Determinant defect before projection " <<norm2(detU)<<std::endl;
   tmp = U*adj(U) - ident;
   std::cout << "Unitarity check before projection    " << norm2(tmp)<<std::endl; 
-  
+#if (Nc == 3)
   ProjectSU3(U);
   detU= Determinant(U) ;
   detU= detU -1.0;
   std::cout << "Determinant ProjectSU3 defect " <<norm2(detU)<<std::endl;
   tmp = U*adj(U) - ident;
   std::cout << "Unitarity check after projection    " << norm2(tmp)<<std::endl; 
-
+#endif
+  
   ProjectSUn(UU);
   detUU= Determinant(UU);
   detUU= detUU -1.0;
diff --git a/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_ScalarActionNxN.cc b/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_ScalarActionNxN.cc
index 0c398306..726ecd4a 100644
--- a/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_ScalarActionNxN.cc
+++ b/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_ScalarActionNxN.cc
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   // Checkpointer definition
   CheckpointerParameters CPparams(Reader);
-  //TheHMC.Resources.LoadBinaryCheckpointer(CPparams);
-  TheHMC.Resources.LoadScidacCheckpointer(CPparams, SPar);
+  TheHMC.Resources.LoadBinaryCheckpointer(CPparams);
+  //TheHMC.Resources.LoadScidacCheckpointer(CPparams, SPar); this breaks for compilation without lime
 
   RNGModuleParameters RNGpar(Reader);
   TheHMC.Resources.SetRNGSeeds(RNGpar);
diff --git a/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_WG_Production.cc b/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_WG_Production.cc
index b16c073b..8cd74791 100644
--- a/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_WG_Production.cc
+++ b/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_WG_Production.cc
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   // Checkpointer definition
   CheckpointerParameters CPparams(Reader);
-  //TheHMC.Resources.LoadNerscCheckpointer(CPparams);
+  TheHMC.Resources.LoadNerscCheckpointer(CPparams);
 
-  // Store metadata in the Scidac checkpointer
-  TheHMC.Resources.LoadScidacCheckpointer(CPparams, WilsonPar);
+  // Store metadata in the Scidac checkpointer - obviously breaks without LIME
+  //TheHMC.Resources.LoadScidacCheckpointer(CPparams, WilsonPar);
 
   RNGModuleParameters RNGpar(Reader);
   TheHMC.Resources.SetRNGSeeds(RNGpar);
diff --git a/tests/lanczos/Test_compressed_lanczos.cc b/tests/lanczos/Test_compressed_lanczos.cc
index 3fa3c490..d7d0d52d 100644
--- a/tests/lanczos/Test_compressed_lanczos.cc
+++ b/tests/lanczos/Test_compressed_lanczos.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Author: Peter Boyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Grid;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIME
+
 template<class Fobj,class CComplex,int nbasis>
 class LocalCoherenceLanczosScidac : public LocalCoherenceLanczos<Fobj,CComplex,nbasis>
 { 
@@ -249,3 +251,11 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv) {
   Grid_finalize();
 }
 
+#else
+
+int main( void )
+{
+  return 0 ;
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_LIME_H
diff --git a/tests/lanczos/Test_dwf_compressed_lanczos_reorg.cc b/tests/lanczos/Test_dwf_compressed_lanczos_reorg.cc
index ecd0e629..669a7b6d 100644
--- a/tests/lanczos/Test_dwf_compressed_lanczos_reorg.cc
+++ b/tests/lanczos/Test_dwf_compressed_lanczos_reorg.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Author: Peter Boyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Grid;
- ;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIME
 
 template<class Fobj,class CComplex,int nbasis>
 class LocalCoherenceLanczosScidac : public LocalCoherenceLanczos<Fobj,CComplex,nbasis>
@@ -250,3 +251,11 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv) {
   Grid_finalize();
 }
 
+#else
+
+int main( void )
+{
+  return 0 ;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/solver/Test_coarse_even_odd.cc b/tests/solver/Test_coarse_even_odd.cc
index dfbab747..c7127121 100644
--- a/tests/solver/Test_coarse_even_odd.cc
+++ b/tests/solver/Test_coarse_even_odd.cc
@@ -93,8 +93,16 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   //                    Setup of Dirac Matrix and Operator                   //
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-  LatticeGaugeField Umu(Grid_f); SU3::HotConfiguration(pRNG_f, Umu);
-
+  LatticeGaugeField Umu(Grid_f);
+#if (Nc==2)
+  SU2::HotConfiguration(pRNG_f, Umu);
+#elif (defined Nc==3)
+  SU3::HotConfiguration(pRNG_f, Umu);
+#elif (defined Nc==4)
+  SU4::HotConfiguration(pRNG_f, Umu);
+#elif (defined Nc==5)
+  SU5::HotConfiguration(pRNG_f, Umu);
+#endif
   RealD checkTolerance = (getPrecision<LatticeFermion>::value == 1) ? 1e-7 : 1e-15;
 
   RealD mass = -0.30;
diff --git a/tests/solver/Test_dwf_mrhs_cg.cc b/tests/solver/Test_dwf_mrhs_cg.cc
index b912ba4f..4242f64b 100644
--- a/tests/solver/Test_dwf_mrhs_cg.cc
+++ b/tests/solver/Test_dwf_mrhs_cg.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using namespace Grid;
 
 int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIME 
   typedef typename DomainWallFermionR::FermionField FermionField; 
   typedef typename DomainWallFermionR::ComplexField ComplexField; 
   typename DomainWallFermionR::ImplParams params; 
@@ -237,4 +238,5 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   }
 
   Grid_finalize();
+#endif // HAVE_LIME
 }