diff --git a/src/phase_mechanical.f90 b/src/phase_mechanical.f90
index 4ca464ad9..3001caa64 100644
--- a/src/phase_mechanical.f90
+++ b/src/phase_mechanical.f90
@@ -1054,8 +1054,8 @@ module function phase_mechanical_constitutive(Delta_t,co,ce) result(status)
   !if(.not. FpJumped .and. NiterationStressLp>1) then                !Achal: Reason for this if statement?
     call plastic_KinematicJump(ph, en, twinJump, deltaFp) 
     if(twinJump) then
-      write(6,*) 'element jumped', deltaFp
-      write(6,*)'element',en
+      write(6,*) 'delta', deltaFp
+      write(6,*)'element jumped',en
       Fp0 = matmul(deltaFp,phase_mechanical_Fp0(ph)%data(1:3,1:3,en))
       
       o = plasticState(ph)%offsetDeltaState
diff --git a/src/phase_mechanical_plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90 b/src/phase_mechanical_plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
index 4d148c3d6..37d29a83e 100644
--- a/src/phase_mechanical_plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
+++ b/src/phase_mechanical_plastic_phenopowerlaw.f90
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ module subroutine plastic_kinematic_deltaFp(ph,en,twinJump,deltaFp)
     random, &
     nRealNeighbors
   integer :: &
-    twin_var
+    twin_var, var_growth
   real(pREAL), dimension(param(ph)%sum_N_tw)  :: &
     fdot_twin
   real(pREAL), dimension(param(ph)%sum_N_tw)  :: &
@@ -588,6 +588,27 @@ module subroutine plastic_kinematic_deltaFp(ph,en,twinJump,deltaFp)
 
     end do
 
+    NeighborLoop: do n = 1, ncellneighbors
+      neighbor_e = geom(ph)%IPneighborhood(1,n,en)
+
+      if(stt%variant_twin(neighbor_e)>0) then
+        var_growth = stt%variant_twin(neighbor_e)
+        !write(6,*)'var_growth',var_growth,en
+        exit NeighborLoop
+      endif
+
+    enddo NeighborLoop
+
+    Growth_Criteria: if(var_growth>0) then
+      Ability_Growth: if(stt%f_twin(twin_var,en)>(stt%fmc_twin(twin_var,en)+prm%checkstep(twin_var))) then
+        stt%fmc_twin(twin_var,en) = stt%fmc_twin(twin_var,en)+prm%checkstep(twin_var)
+        Success_Growth: if (random <= stt%f_twin(twin_var,en)) then
+          twinJump = .true.
+          deltaFp  = prm%CorrespondenceMatrix(:,:,twin_var)
+        endif Success_Growth
+      endif Ability_Growth
+    endif Growth_Criteria
+
   end associate
 
 end subroutine plastic_kinematic_deltaFp