diff --git a/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90 b/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90
index 7c40516b6..f75fc49f2 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ module function symba_encounter_check_pl(self, param, system, dt, irec) result(l
          nplm = pl%nplm
          nplt = npl - nplm
 
+         call pl%set_renc(irec)
+
          if (nplt == 0) then
             call encounter_check_all_plpl(param, npl, pl%xh, pl%vh, pl%renc, dt, lvdotr, index1, index2, nenc)
          else
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ module function symba_encounter_check(self, param, system, dt, irec) result(lany
             nenc_enc = count(lencmask(:))
             if (nenc_enc == 0) return
 
+            call pl%set_renc(irec)
+
             allocate(encidx(nenc_enc))
             allocate(lencounter(nenc_enc))
             encidx(:) = pack([(k, k = 1, self%nenc)], lencmask(:))
@@ -203,6 +207,7 @@ module function symba_encounter_check_tp(self, param, system, dt, irec) result(l
       if (self%nbody == 0) return
 
       associate(tp => self, ntp => self%nbody, pl => system%pl, npl => system%pl%nbody)
+         call pl%set_renc(irec)
          call encounter_check_all_pltp(param, npl, ntp, pl%xh, pl%vh, tp%xh, tp%vh, pl%renc, dt, lvdotr, index1, index2, nenc) 
    
          lany_encounter = nenc > 0
diff --git a/src/symba/symba_step.f90 b/src/symba/symba_step.f90
index ba4c1a734..eac112dcd 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_step.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_step.f90
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ module recursive subroutine symba_step_recur_system(self, param, t, ireci)
                   nloops = NTENC
                end if
                do j = 1, nloops
-                  call system%pl%set_renc(irecp)
                   lencounter = plplenc_list%encounter_check(param, system, dtl, irecp) .or. pltpenc_list%encounter_check(param, system, dtl, irecp)
                    
                   call plplenc_list%kick(system, dth, irecp, 1)