diff --git a/Grid/stencil/GeneralLocalStencil.h b/Grid/stencil/GeneralLocalStencil.h
index f8461e33..8de0d34d 100644
--- a/Grid/stencil/GeneralLocalStencil.h
+++ b/Grid/stencil/GeneralLocalStencil.h
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class GeneralLocalStencilView {
     return & this->_entries_p[point+this->_npoints*osite]; 
   }
   void ViewClose(void){};
+#ifdef GRID_LOG_VIEWS
+  size_t size() { return 0; };
+  uint64_t & operator[](size_t i) { static uint64_t v=0; return v; };
+#endif
 };
 ////////////////////////////////////////
 // The Stencil Class itself