diff --git a/tests/Test_dwf_mixedcg_prec.cc b/tests/Test_dwf_mixedcg_prec.cc
index 3d21aff4..f37696a8 100644
--- a/tests/Test_dwf_mixedcg_prec.cc
+++ b/tests/Test_dwf_mixedcg_prec.cc
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   std:: cout << " CG    site flops = "<< CGsiteflops <<std::endl;
   int iters;
 
+  time_t now;
   time_t start = time(NULL);
+  UGrid->Broadcast(0,(void *)&start,sizeof(start));
 
   FlightRecorder::ContinueOnFail = 0;
   FlightRecorder::PrintEntireLog = 0;
@@ -162,9 +164,9 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
     }
     std::cerr << "******************* SINGLE PRECISION SOLVE "<<iter<<std::endl;
     result_o = Zero();
-    t1=usecond();
+    t1=usecond(); 
     mCG(src_o,result_o);
-    t2=usecond();
+    t2=usecond(); 
     iters = mCG.TotalInnerIterations; //Number of inner CG iterations
     flops = MdagMsiteflops*4*FrbGrid->gSites()*iters;
     flops+= CGsiteflops*FrbGrid->gSites()*iters;
@@ -176,7 +178,8 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 
     std::cout << " FlightRecorder is OK! "<<std::endl;
     iter ++;
-  } while (time(NULL) < (start + nsecs/10) );
+    now = time(NULL); UGrid->Broadcast(0,(void *)&now,sizeof(now));
+  } while (now < (start + nsecs/10) );
     
   std::cout << GridLogMessage << "::::::::::::: Starting double precision CG" << std::endl;
   ConjugateGradient<LatticeFermionD> CG(1.0e-8,10000);
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
     }
     std::cerr << "******************* DOUBLE PRECISION SOLVE "<<i<<std::endl;
     result_o_2 = Zero();
-    t1=usecond();
+    t1=usecond(); 
     CG(HermOpEO,src_o,result_o_2);
     t2=usecond();
     iters = CG.IterationsToComplete;
@@ -201,8 +204,9 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
     std::cout << " DoublePrecision error count "<< FlightRecorder::ErrorCount()<<std::endl;
     assert(FlightRecorder::ErrorCount()==0);
     std::cout << " FlightRecorder is OK! "<<std::endl;
+    now = time(NULL); UGrid->Broadcast(0,(void *)&now,sizeof(now));
     i++;
-  } while (time(NULL) < (start + nsecs) );
+  } while (now < (start + nsecs) );
 
   LatticeFermionD diff_o(FrbGrid);
   RealD diff = axpy_norm(diff_o, -1.0, result_o, result_o_2);