diff --git a/core/dsm/XdmfDSMBuffer.cpp b/core/dsm/XdmfDSMBuffer.cpp
index 478f9bc2f05f33e5bd983026051321d28d077417..5ae525f8d11631ff3a5b5a4465d739c84300cf9a 100644
--- a/core/dsm/XdmfDSMBuffer.cpp
+++ b/core/dsm/XdmfDSMBuffer.cpp
@@ -837,9 +837,9 @@ XdmfDSMBuffer::ReceiveInfo()
     infoStatus = 1;
   }
 
-  int groupInfoStatus[this->Comm->GetInterSize()];
+  int * groupInfoStatus = new int[this->Comm->GetInterSize()]();
 
-  MPI_Allgather(&infoStatus, 1, MPI_INT, &groupInfoStatus, 1, MPI_INT, this->Comm->GetInterComm());
+  MPI_Allgather(&infoStatus, 1, MPI_INT, &(groupInfoStatus[0]), 1, MPI_INT, this->Comm->GetInterComm());
 
   int sendCore = 0;
 
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void
 XdmfDSMBuffer::SendAccept(unsigned int numConnections)
 {
   for (int i = this->StartServerId; i <= this->EndServerId; ++i) {
-    if (i != this->Comm->GetId()){
+    if (i != this->Comm->GetInterId()){
       this->SendCommandHeader(XDMF_DSM_ACCEPT, i, 0, 0, XDMF_DSM_INTER_COMM);
       this->SendAcknowledgment(i, numConnections, XDMF_DSM_EXCHANGE_TAG, XDMF_DSM_INTER_COMM);
     }
@@ -1053,12 +1053,12 @@ XdmfDSMBuffer::SendInfo()
     infoStatus = 2;
   }
 
-  int groupInfoStatus[this->Comm->GetInterSize()];
+  int * groupInfoStatus = new int[this->Comm->GetInterSize()]();
 
   MPI_Allgather(&infoStatus,
                 1,
                 MPI_INT,
-                &groupInfoStatus,
+                &(groupInfoStatus[0]),
                 1,
                 MPI_INT,
                 this->Comm->GetInterComm());
diff --git a/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.cpp b/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.cpp
index c18ad4cecf4d9c074b318588fec014aeaa6faffd..83ffaa048489966466e1a21451b5d503b3c6bcb2 100644
--- a/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.cpp
+++ b/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ XdmfDSMCommMPI::XdmfDSMCommMPI()
   // This is the default file name for the config file.
   DsmFileName = "dsmconnect.cfg";
   InterCommType = XDMF_DSM_COMM_MPI;
+  HasOpenedPort = false;
 }
 
 XdmfDSMCommMPI::~XdmfDSMCommMPI()
@@ -107,7 +108,20 @@ XdmfDSMCommMPI::Accept(unsigned int numConnections)
     if (InterComm == MPI_COMM_NULL) {
       // If there is no InterComm, then accept from IntraComm and merge into InterComm
       MPI_Comm tempComm;
-      int status = MPI_Comm_accept(DsmPortName, MPI_INFO_NULL, 0, IntraComm, &tempComm);
+      int * portCheck = new int[GetInterSize()]();
+      int portStatus;
+      portStatus = 0;
+      if (HasOpenedPort) {
+        portStatus = 1;
+      }
+      MPI_Allgather(&portStatus, 1, MPI_INT, &(portCheck[0]), 1, MPI_INT, InterComm);
+      unsigned int index = 0;
+      for (index = 0; index < GetInterSize(); ++index) {
+        if (portCheck[index] == 1) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      int status = MPI_Comm_accept(DsmPortName, MPI_INFO_NULL, index, IntraComm, &tempComm);
       if (status != MPI_SUCCESS) {
         try {
           std::string message = "Failed to accept port ";
@@ -136,7 +150,20 @@ XdmfDSMCommMPI::Accept(unsigned int numConnections)
     else {
       // If there is an InterComm, accept into the InterComm and merge
       MPI_Comm tempComm;
-      int status = MPI_Comm_accept(DsmPortName, MPI_INFO_NULL, 0, InterComm, &tempComm);
+      int * portCheck = new int[GetInterSize()]();
+      int portStatus;
+      portStatus = 0;
+      if (HasOpenedPort) {
+        portStatus = 1;
+      }
+      MPI_Allgather(&portStatus, 1, MPI_INT, &(portCheck[0]), 1, MPI_INT, InterComm);
+      unsigned int index = 0;
+      for (index = 0; index < GetInterSize(); ++index) {
+        if (portCheck[index] == 1) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      int status = MPI_Comm_accept(DsmPortName, MPI_INFO_NULL, index, InterComm, &tempComm);
       if (status != MPI_SUCCESS) {
         try {
           std::string message = "Failed to accept port ";
@@ -184,6 +211,7 @@ XdmfDSMCommMPI::ClosePort()
       }
     }
   }
+  HasOpenedPort = false;
 }
 
 int
@@ -455,6 +483,7 @@ XdmfDSMCommMPI::OpenPort()
         throw e;
       }
     }
+    HasOpenedPort = true;
   }
   MPI_Bcast(DsmPortName, MPI_MAX_PORT_NAME, MPI_CHAR, 0, IntraComm);
 }
diff --git a/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.hpp b/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.hpp
index d18c084bb51c0118ab6854172324139e9d18eca7..eef445a0f024c0dba3d3a867df3478ad385b4de2 100644
--- a/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.hpp
+++ b/core/dsm/XdmfDSMCommMPI.hpp
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@ private:
   int           InterCommType;
   char          DsmPortName[MPI_MAX_PORT_NAME];
   std::string   DsmFileName;
+  bool          HasOpenedPort;
 };
 
 #endif /* XDMFDSMCOMMMPI_HPP_ */
diff --git a/examples/Cxx/DSMLoopTest.cpp b/examples/Cxx/DSMLoopTest.cpp
index 1680a0b93d3bbc56b1a4b5c597cf2cd3ac808bf6..9a169703d9dffc3a1bafb030eef0c13454c6d7a4 100644
--- a/examples/Cxx/DSMLoopTest.cpp
+++ b/examples/Cxx/DSMLoopTest.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #include <mpi.h>
-#include <H5FDdsm.h>
-#include <H5FDdsmManager.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "XdmfArray.hpp"