diff --git a/python/swiftest/swiftest/init_cond.py b/python/swiftest/swiftest/init_cond.py
index 8c0227d09..efaa6429f 100644
--- a/python/swiftest/swiftest/init_cond.py
+++ b/python/swiftest/swiftest/init_cond.py
@@ -282,10 +282,12 @@ def vec2xr(param: Dict, **kwargs: Any):
 
     # Check for valid keyword arguments
     kwargs = {k:kwargs[k] for k,v in kwargs.items() if v is not None}
-    if "rot" not in kwargs and "Gmass" in kwargs:
-        kwargs['rot'] = np.zeros((len(kwargs['Gmass']),3))
-    if "Ip" not in kwargs and "Gmass" in kwargs:
-        kwargs['Ip'] = np.full((len(kwargs['Gmass']),3), 0.4)
+  
+    if "rotation" in param and param['rotation'] == True: 
+        if "rot" not in kwargs and "Gmass" in kwargs:
+            kwargs['rot'] = np.zeros((len(kwargs['Gmass']),3))
+        if "Ip" not in kwargs and "Gmass" in kwargs:
+            kwargs['Ip'] = np.full((len(kwargs['Gmass']),3), 0.4)
 
     if "time" not in kwargs:
         kwargs["time"] = np.array([0.0])
diff --git a/python/swiftest/swiftest/io.py b/python/swiftest/swiftest/io.py
index 8f4e12078..32a10f34d 100644
--- a/python/swiftest/swiftest/io.py
+++ b/python/swiftest/swiftest/io.py
@@ -573,37 +573,26 @@ def swifter2xr(param, verbose=True):
     dims = ['time', 'id','vec']
     pl = []
     tp = []
-    ds = []
     with FortranFile(param['BIN_OUT'], 'r') as f:
         for t, npl, pvec, plab, \
             ntp, tvec, tlab in swifter_stream(f, param):
             
+            sys.stdout.write('\r' + f"Reading in time {t[0]:.3e}")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            
             pvec_args = dict(zip(plab,pvec))
-            plds = swiftest.init_cond.vec2xr(param,**pvec_args)
+            pl.append(swiftest.init_cond.vec2xr(param,time=t,**pvec_args))
             if ntp > 0:
                 tvec_args = dict(zip(tlab,tvec))
+                tp.append(swiftest.init_cond.vec2xr(param,time=t,**tvec_args))
             
-            # Prepare frames by adding an extra axis for the time coordinate
-            plframe = np.expand_dims(pvec, axis=0)
-            tpframe = np.expand_dims(tvec, axis=0)
-
-            # Create xarray DataArrays out of each body type
-            plxr = xr.DataArray(plframe, dims=dims, coords={'time': t, 'id': plid, 'vec': plab})
-            tpxr = xr.DataArray(tpframe, dims=dims, coords={'time': t, 'id': tpid, 'vec': tlab})
-            
-            pl.append(plxr)
-            tp.append(tpxr)
-            sys.stdout.write('\r' + f"Reading in time {t[0]:.3e}")
-            sys.stdout.flush()
-        
-        plda = xr.concat(pl, dim='time')
-        tpda = xr.concat(tp, dim='time')
+        plds = xr.concat(pl, dim='time')
+        if len(tp) > 0: 
+            tpds = xr.concat(tp, dim='time')
         
-        plds = plda.to_dataset(dim='vec')
-        tpds = tpda.to_dataset(dim='vec')
         if verbose: print('\nCreating Dataset')
-        ds = xr.combine_by_coords([plds, tpds])
-        #if param['OUT_FORM'] = 'XV':
+        if len(tp) > 0:
+            ds = xr.combine_by_coords([plds, tpds])
         if verbose: print(f"Successfully converted {ds.sizes['time']} output frames.")
     return ds