diff --git a/src/symba/symba_io.f90 b/src/symba/symba_io.f90
index 1a9aae0c4..e95a4f042 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_io.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_io.f90
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ module subroutine symba_io_encounter_write_frame(self, nciu, param)
                call check( nf90_put_var(nciu%id, nciu%rot_varid, pl%rot(:,i), start=[1,idslot, tslot], count=[NDIM,1,1]), "symba_io_encounter_write_frame_base nf90_put_var body rotx_varid"  )
             end if
             charstring = trim(adjustl(pl%info(i)%name))
-            call check( nf90_put_var(nciu%id, nciu%ptype_varid, charstring, start=[1, idslot], count=[NAMELEN, 1]), "symba_io_encounter_write_frame nf90_put_var particle_type_varid"  )
-            charstring = trim(adjustl(pl%info(i)%particle_type))
             call check( nf90_put_var(nciu%id, nciu%name_varid, charstring, start=[1, idslot], count=[NAMELEN, 1]), "symba_io_encounter_write_frame nf90_put_var name_varid"  )
+            charstring = trim(adjustl(pl%info(i)%particle_type))
+            call check( nf90_put_var(nciu%id, nciu%ptype_varid, charstring, start=[1, idslot], count=[NAMELEN, 1]), "symba_io_encounter_write_frame nf90_put_var particle_type_varid"  )
          end do
       end select
 
diff --git a/src/symba/symba_util.f90 b/src/symba/symba_util.f90
index 6a0b337b2..cfdf416b6 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_util.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_util.f90
@@ -1320,11 +1320,13 @@ module subroutine symba_util_take_encounter_snapshot(self, param, t)
       class(swiftest_parameters), intent(in)    :: param  !! Current run configuration parameters 
       real(DP),                   intent(in)    :: t      !! current time
       ! Arguments
-      type(symba_encounter_snapshot)  :: snapshot
+      type(symba_encounter_snapshot), allocatable  :: snapshot
       integer(I4B) :: i, npl_snap, ntp_snap
 
       associate(npl => self%pl%nbody,  ntp => self%tp%nbody)
 
+         allocate(symba_encounter_snapshot :: snapshot)
+
          if (npl > 0) allocate(symba_pl :: snapshot%pl)
          if (ntp > 0) allocate(symba_tp :: snapshot%tp)
          if (npl + ntp == 0) return