diff --git a/io/iovabs.py b/io/iovabs.py
index 5841bd3..0d9a1f8 100644
--- a/io/iovabs.py
+++ b/io/iovabs.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def readVABSOutHomo(fn, scrnout=True):
         float(linesRead[ln + 3].split()[-1]),
         float(linesRead[ln + 4].split()[-1])
     ])
-    #gc has not been added in "sg.py" yet. 
+    sm.gc = gc
 
     if 'tc' in keywordsIndex.keys():
         ln = keywordsIndex['tc']
@@ -343,7 +343,10 @@ def readVABSOutHomo(fn, scrnout=True):
         #old dic method to save mass center
         # sm.eff_props[1]['mass']['masscenter'] = utl.textToMatrix(linesRead[ln + 3:ln + 9])        
     except KeyError:
-        sm.mass_mc = sm.mass_origin
+        if scrnout:
+            print('No mass center matrix found.')
+        else:
+            pass     
 
     #check whether the analysis is Vlasov or timoshenko
     #Read stiffness matrix and compliance matrix