diff --git a/code/constitutive.f90 b/code/constitutive.f90
index 988c14549..ff571fb11 100644
--- a/code/constitutive.f90
+++ b/code/constitutive.f90
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ endif
             constitutive_sizePostResults(g,i,e) =    constitutive_dislotwin_sizePostResults(myInstance)
             
           case (constitutive_nonlocal_label)
+            select case(mesh_element(2,e))
+              case (1_pInt,6_pInt,7_pInt,8_pInt,9_pInt)
+                ! all fine
+              case default
+                call IO_error(253_pInt,e,i,g)
+            end select
             allocate(constitutive_state0(g,i,e)%p(constitutive_nonlocal_sizeState(myInstance)))
             allocate(constitutive_partionedState0(g,i,e)%p(constitutive_nonlocal_sizeState(myInstance)))
             allocate(constitutive_subState0(g,i,e)%p(constitutive_nonlocal_sizeState(myInstance)))
diff --git a/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90 b/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90
index 2b4e6587b..a5cd4382b 100644
--- a/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90
@@ -1694,12 +1694,6 @@ logical                                     considerEnteringFlux, &
   endif
 #endif
 
-select case(mesh_element(2,el))
-  case (1_pInt,6_pInt,7_pInt,8_pInt,9_pInt)
-    ! all fine
-  case default
-    call IO_error(253_pInt,el,ip,g)
-end select
 
 myInstance = phase_plasticityInstance(material_phase(g,ip,el))
 myStructure = constitutive_nonlocal_structure(myInstance)