diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index a8bd47ad5..8c0a24006 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a8bd47ad55125b477e6c03277ee38ce3998a66ca
+Subproject commit 8c0a24006f355ce8d7602daa77a33348183a2bc7
diff --git a/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90 b/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90
index 8b544ec87..643f6a274 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90
+++ b/src/grid/grid_damage_spectral.f90
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ contains
 subroutine grid_damage_spectral_init()
 
   PetscInt, dimension(0:worldsize-1) :: localK
+  integer :: i, j, k, ce
   DM :: damage_grid
+  PetscScalar, dimension(:,:,:), pointer :: phi_PETSc
   Vec :: uBound, lBound
   integer(MPI_INTEGER_KIND) :: err_MPI
   PetscErrorCode :: err_PETSc
@@ -110,9 +112,9 @@ subroutine grid_damage_spectral_init()
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! init fields
-  allocate(phi_current(cells(1),cells(2),cells3), source=1.0_pReal)
-  allocate(phi_lastInc(cells(1),cells(2),cells3), source=1.0_pReal)
-  allocate(phi_stagInc(cells(1),cells(2),cells3), source=1.0_pReal)
+  phi_current = discretization_grid_getInitialCondition('phi')
+  phi_lastInc = phi_current
+  phi_stagInc = phi_current
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ! initialize solver specific parts of PETSc
@@ -164,7 +166,17 @@ subroutine grid_damage_spectral_init()
     call DMRestoreGlobalVector(damage_grid,uBound,err_PETSc)
     CHKERRQ(err_PETSc)
   end if
-  call VecSet(solution_vec,1.0_pReal,err_PETSc)
+
+  ce = 0
+  do k = 1, cells3; do j = 1, cells(2); do i = 1, cells(1)
+    ce = ce + 1
+    call homogenization_set_phi(phi_current(i,j,k),ce)
+  end do; end do; end do
+
+  call DMDAVecGetArrayF90(damage_grid,solution_vec,phi_PETSc,err_PETSc)
+  CHKERRQ(err_PETSc)
+  phi_PETSc = phi_current
+  call DMDAVecRestoreArrayF90(damage_grid,solution_vec,phi_PETSc,err_PETSc)
   CHKERRQ(err_PETSc)
 
   call updateReference()
diff --git a/src/homogenization_damage.f90 b/src/homogenization_damage.f90
index 3363408d0..d370c1c5e 100644
--- a/src/homogenization_damage.f90
+++ b/src/homogenization_damage.f90
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module subroutine damage_results(ho,group)
       outputsLoop: do o = 1,size(prm%output)
         select case(prm%output(o))
           case ('phi')
-            call results_writeDataset(damagestate_h(ho)%state(1,:),group,prm%output(o),&
+            call results_writeDataset(current(ho)%phi,group,prm%output(o),&
                                       'damage indicator','-')
         end select
       end do outputsLoop