diff --git a/Grid/stencil/Stencil.h b/Grid/stencil/Stencil.h
index fa03183c..2a666a04 100644
--- a/Grid/stencil/Stencil.h
+++ b/Grid/stencil/Stencil.h
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ public:
   void HaloGather(const Lattice<vobj> &source,compressor &compress)
   {
     //    accelerator_barrier();
+    //////////////////////////////////
+    // I will overwrite my send buffers
+    //////////////////////////////////
     _grid->StencilBarrier();// Synch shared memory on a single nodes
 
     assert(source.Grid()==_grid);
@@ -514,7 +517,12 @@ public:
       HaloGatherDir(source,compress,point,face_idx);
     }
     accelerator_barrier(); // All my local gathers are complete
-    //    _grid->StencilBarrier();// Synch shared memory on a single nodes
+#ifdef NVLINK_GET
+    #warning "NVLINK_GET"
+    _grid->StencilBarrier(); // He can now get mu local gather, I can get his
+    // Synch shared memory on a single nodes; could use an asynchronous barrier here and defer check
+    // Or issue barrier AFTER the DMA is running
+#endif    
     face_table_computed=1;
     assert(u_comm_offset==_unified_buffer_size);
   }
@@ -553,6 +561,7 @@ public:
 	  coalescedWrite(to[j] ,coalescedRead(from [j]));
       });
       acceleratorFenceComputeStream();
+      // Also fenced in WilsonKernels
     }
   }