diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/include_linux64 b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/include_linux64
index 39562d9d0..5a8d96a93 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/include_linux64
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/include_linux64
@@ -471,21 +471,14 @@ FORTHIGH="$FCOMP $FORT_OPT $PROFILE -fno-alias -O3 $I8FFLAGS -I$MARC_SOURCE/comm
 FORTNA="$FCOMP $FORT_OPT -fno-alias -O3 $I8FFLAGS -I$MARC_SOURCE/common \
  -I$MARC_SOURCE/${BCS_DIR}/common -I$MARC_SOURCE/mumpssolver/include $I8DEFINES -DLinux -DLINUX -DLinux_intel $FDEFINES $DDM"
 
- # determine DAMASK version
-HIT=0
-for arg in "$@"
-do
-  if [ $HIT = 1 ]
-  then
-   DAMASKPATH=`dirname $arg`
-   break
-  elif [ ${arg:0:2} = -u -o ${arg:0:2} = -U ]
-  then 
-    HIT=1
-  fi
-done
-read DAMASKVERSION < $DAMASKPATH/../VERSION
-DAMASKVERSION="'"$DAMASKVERSION"'"
+# determine DAMASK version
+if test -n "$DAMASK_USER"; then
+  DAMASK_ROOT=`dirname $DAMASK_USER`/..
+  read DAMASKVERSION < $DAMASK_ROOT/VERSION
+  DAMASKVERSION="'"$DAMASKVERSION"'"
+else
+  DAMASKVERSION='NA'
+fi
 
 # DAMASK compiler calls: additional flags are in line 2 OpenMP flags in line 3
 DFORTLOW="$FCOMP $FORT_OPT $PROFILE -O0 $I8FFLAGS -I$MARC_SOURCE/common \
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask
index e3d746b55..0fc2e639a 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask
@@ -299,7 +299,23 @@ fi
 
 . "$DIR/getarch"
 
+
+# getting user subroutine file name
+found=0
+for i in "$@"; do
+  if test $found = 1; then
+    DAMASK_USER=$i
+    found=0
+  fi
+  case $i in
+    -u* | -U*)
+      found=1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+# sourcing include_linux64 (needs DAMASK_USER to be set)
 . $MARC_INCLUDE
+
 #
 
 #
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_h b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_h
index 9ca45c335..182b5fc25 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_h
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_h
@@ -299,7 +299,23 @@ fi
 
 . "$DIR/getarch"
 
+
+# getting user subroutine file name
+found=0
+for i in "$@"; do
+  if test $found = 1; then
+    DAMASK_USER=$i
+    found=0
+  fi
+  case $i in
+    -u* | -U*)
+      found=1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+# sourcing include_linux64 (needs DAMASK_USER to be set)
 . $MARC_INCLUDE
+
 #
 
 #
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_hmp b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_hmp
index 7af233017..69aa8d652 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_hmp
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_hmp
@@ -299,7 +299,23 @@ fi
 
 . "$DIR/getarch"
 
+
+# getting user subroutine file name
+found=0
+for i in "$@"; do
+  if test $found = 1; then
+    DAMASK_USER=$i
+    found=0
+  fi
+  case $i in
+    -u* | -U*)
+      found=1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+# sourcing include_linux64 (needs DAMASK_USER to be set)
 . $MARC_INCLUDE
+
 #
 
 #
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_l b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_l
index 579c49856..87cd1e5c6 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_l
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_l
@@ -299,7 +299,23 @@ fi
 
 . "$DIR/getarch"
 
+
+# getting user subroutine file name
+found=0
+for i in "$@"; do
+  if test $found = 1; then
+    DAMASK_USER=$i
+    found=0
+  fi
+  case $i in
+    -u* | -U*)
+      found=1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+# sourcing include_linux64 (needs DAMASK_USER to be set)
 . $MARC_INCLUDE
+
 #
 
 #
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_lmp b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_lmp
index 72348a618..227ac1110 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_lmp
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_lmp
@@ -299,7 +299,23 @@ fi
 
 . "$DIR/getarch"
 
+
+# getting user subroutine file name
+found=0
+for i in "$@"; do
+  if test $found = 1; then
+    DAMASK_USER=$i
+    found=0
+  fi
+  case $i in
+    -u* | -U*)
+      found=1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+# sourcing include_linux64 (needs DAMASK_USER to be set)
 . $MARC_INCLUDE
+
 #
 
 #
diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_mp b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_mp
index 7e1d7265d..03cf4b951 100644
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_mp
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/2016/Marc_tools/run_damask_mp
@@ -299,7 +299,23 @@ fi
 
 . "$DIR/getarch"
 
+
+# getting user subroutine file name
+found=0
+for i in "$@"; do
+  if test $found = 1; then
+    DAMASK_USER=$i
+    found=0
+  fi
+  case $i in
+    -u* | -U*)
+      found=1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+# sourcing include_linux64 (needs DAMASK_USER to be set)
 . $MARC_INCLUDE
+
 #
 
 #