diff --git a/src/io/io.f90 b/src/io/io.f90
index 18c56dd62..c4c9b8b81 100644
--- a/src/io/io.f90
+++ b/src/io/io.f90
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ module subroutine io_write_frame_system(self, param)
       logical                          :: fileExists
       type(netcdf_parameters)          :: nciu
 
-      if (param%lenergy) call self%conservation_report(param, lterminal=.true.)
+      if (.not.lfirst .and. param%lenergy) call self%conservation_report(param, lterminal=.true.)
 
       allocate(cb, source = self%cb)
       allocate(pl, source = self%pl)