diff --git a/src/regolith/regolith_melt_glass.f90 b/src/regolith/regolith_melt_glass.f90
index 375d58e6..f25f389d 100644
--- a/src/regolith/regolith_melt_glass.f90
+++ b/src/regolith/regolith_melt_glass.f90
@@ -165,13 +165,15 @@ subroutine regolith_melt_glass(user,crater,domain,age,age_resolution,ebh,rm,erad
            volm1        = regolith_streamtube_volume_func(eradi,0.0_DP,xmints,deltar)
            melt         = volm1 - volv1
            newlayer%meltfrac = melt/(vst-volv1)
-           allocate(newlayer%meltdist((domain%rcnum)))
-           newlayer%meltdist(:) = 0.0_SP
-           if(domain%currentqmc) then
-               newlayer%meltdist(domain%nqmc) = newlayer%meltfrac
-           end if 
+           
    end if
 
+   allocate(newlayer%meltdist((domain%rcnum)))
+   newlayer%meltdist(:) = 0.0_SP
+   if(domain%currentqmc) then
+      newlayer%meltdist(domain%nqmc) = newlayer%meltfrac
+   end if 
+
    n_age = max(ceiling(age / age_resolution), 1)
    if (lrad >= RAD_GP * crater%rad) then
       newlayer%age(n_age) = melt / (user%pix * user%pix) 
diff --git a/src/regolith/regolith_mix.f90 b/src/regolith/regolith_mix.f90
index 18eabef8..8d0322b3 100644
--- a/src/regolith/regolith_mix.f90
+++ b/src/regolith/regolith_mix.f90
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ subroutine regolith_mix(surfi,mixing_depth,domain)
 
    !===============================================
    ! Add up all layers' info until a desired depth
-   !===============================================          
+   !=============================================== 
+   ! !test code to create a situation for a breakpoint, since vscode debugger won't recognize the conditional breakpoint
+   ! if(domain%currentqmc .eqv. .true.) then
+   !    j = 0
+   ! end if     
    call util_traverse_pop_array(surfi%regolayer,mixing_depth,poppedarray)
 
    newlayer%thickness = 0.0_DP