diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a25b1aedf..2c7fbd47e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.0.2-1464-g8fabacec
+v2.0.2-1496-g1c4dc2e0
diff --git a/src/material.f90 b/src/material.f90
index 8356f43c7..d12321235 100644
--- a/src/material.f90
+++ b/src/material.f90
@@ -918,7 +918,8 @@ end subroutine material_parseTexture
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> @brief allocates the plastic state of a phase
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-subroutine material_allocatePlasticState(phase,NofMyPhase,sizeState,sizeDotState,sizeDeltaState,&
+subroutine material_allocatePlasticState(phase,NofMyPhase,&
+                                         sizeState,sizeDotState,sizeDeltaState,&
                                          Nslip,Ntwin,Ntrans)
  use numerics, only: &
    numerics_integrator2 => numerics_integrator                                                      ! compatibility hack
@@ -936,9 +937,10 @@ subroutine material_allocatePlasticState(phase,NofMyPhase,sizeState,sizeDotState
  integer(pInt) :: numerics_integrator                                                               ! compatibility hack
  numerics_integrator = numerics_integrator2(1)                                                      ! compatibility hack
 
- plasticState(phase)%sizeState      = sizeState
- plasticState(phase)%sizeDotState   = sizeDotState
- plasticState(phase)%sizeDeltaState = sizeDeltaState
+ plasticState(phase)%sizeState        = sizeState
+ plasticState(phase)%sizeDotState     = sizeDotState
+ plasticState(phase)%sizeDeltaState   = sizeDeltaState
+ plasticState(phase)%offsetDeltaState = sizeState-sizeDeltaState                                    ! deltaState occupies latter part of state by definition
  plasticState(phase)%Nslip = Nslip
  plasticState(phase)%Ntwin = Ntwin
  plasticState(phase)%Ntrans= Ntrans
diff --git a/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90 b/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
index 690349c96..d70fe68f7 100644
--- a/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
+++ b/src/plastic_kinematichardening.f90
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ subroutine plastic_kinehardening_init
    call material_allocatePlasticState(p,NipcMyPhase,sizeState,sizeDotState,sizeDeltaState, &
                                       prm%totalNslip,0_pInt,0_pInt)
    plasticState(p)%sizePostResults = sum(plastic_kinehardening_sizePostResult(:,phase_plasticityInstance(p)))
-   plasticState(p)%offsetDeltaState = sizeDotState
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! locally defined state aliases and initialization of state0 and aTolState