diff --git a/src/swiftest/swiftest_coarray.f90 b/src/swiftest/swiftest_coarray.f90
index 191b06808..b2f615712 100644
--- a/src/swiftest/swiftest_coarray.f90
+++ b/src/swiftest/swiftest_coarray.f90
@@ -558,7 +558,9 @@ module subroutine swiftest_coarray_distribute_system(nbody_system, param)
 
         write(image_num_char,*) this_image()
         write(ntp_num_char,*) nbody_system%tp%nbody
+        if (this_image() /= 1) sync images(this_image() - 1)
         write(param%display_unit,*) "Image " // trim(adjustl(image_num_char)) // " ntp: " // trim(adjustl(ntp_num_char))
+        if (this_image() < num_images()) sync images(this_image() + 1)
 
         deallocate(tmp, cotp)