diff --git a/source/source_md/fire.cpp b/source/source_md/fire.cpp
index fa575b508d..e67529852c 100644
--- a/source/source_md/fire.cpp
+++ b/source/source_md/fire.cpp
@@ -131,12 +131,16 @@ void FIRE::restart(const std::string& global_readin_dir)
         if (ok)
         {
             file >> step_rst_ >> md_tfirst >> alpha >> negative_count >> dt_max >> md_dt;
+            if(!file)
+            {
+                ok = false;
+            }    
             file.close();
         }
     }
 
 #ifdef __MPI
-    MPI_Bcast(&ok, 1, MPI_INT, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    MPI_Bcast(&ok, 1, MPI_C_BOOL, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 #endif
 
     if (!ok)
diff --git a/source/source_md/msst.cpp b/source/source_md/msst.cpp
index 4d08d83aad..6388f6d8b1 100644
--- a/source/source_md/msst.cpp
+++ b/source/source_md/msst.cpp
@@ -210,12 +210,16 @@ void MSST::restart(const std::string& global_readin_dir)
         if (ok)
         {
             file >> step_rst_ >> md_tfirst >> omega[mdp.msst_direction] >> e0 >> v0 >> p0 >> lag_pos;
+            if(!file)
+            {
+                ok = false;
+            }
             file.close();
         }
     }
 
 #ifdef __MPI
-    MPI_Bcast(&ok, 1, MPI_INT, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    MPI_Bcast(&ok, 1, MPI_C_BOOL, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 #endif
 
     if (!ok)