diff --git a/Grid/util/Init.cc b/Grid/util/Init.cc
index fa43e124e..088fedf6b 100644
--- a/Grid/util/Init.cc
+++ b/Grid/util/Init.cc
@@ -654,18 +654,19 @@ void Grid_init(int *argc,char ***argv)
 void Grid_finalize(void)
 {
   std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"*******************************************"<<std::endl;
-  std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"******* Grid Finalize                ******"<<std::endl;
-  std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"*******************************************"<<std::endl;
+  std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"******* Grid Finalize entered         ******"<<std::endl;
   CartesianCommunicator::BarrierWorld();
+  std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"******* Grid Finalize synched         ******"<<std::endl;
 				    
 #if defined (GRID_COMMS_MPI) || defined (GRID_COMMS_MPI3) || defined (GRID_COMMS_MPIT)
-  MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
   MPI_Finalize();
   Grid_unquiesce_nodes();
 #endif
 #if defined (GRID_COMMS_SHMEM)
   shmem_finalize();
 #endif
+  std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"******* Grid Finalize successful     ******"<<std::endl;
+  std::cout<<GridLogMessage<<"*******************************************"<<std::endl;
   Grid_is_initialised = 0;
 }