diff --git a/src/damage_nonlocal.f90 b/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
index c702d1a03..119a1a4e3 100644
--- a/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/src/damage_nonlocal.f90
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ subroutine damage_nonlocal_init
    associate(prm => param(damage_typeInstance(h)), &
              config => config_homogenization(h))
              
-
+   instance = damage_typeInstance(h)
    outputs = config%getStrings('(output)',defaultVal=emptyStringArray)
    allocate(prm%outputID(0))
    
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ subroutine damage_nonlocal_init
      
    enddo
 
-
    homog = h
 
      NofMyHomog = count(material_homog == homog)