diff --git a/kinetics.cpp b/kinetics.cpp
index 2f6f6592..8b427856 100644
--- a/kinetics.cpp
+++ b/kinetics.cpp
@@ -1880,13 +1880,13 @@ set_reaction(int i, int use_mix, int use_kinetics)
 /*
  *   Find surface
  */
-	if (use.Get_surface_in() && use.Get_kinetics_in() && use.Get_kinetics_ptr() && !use.Get_kinetics_ptr()->Get_use_cvode() && reaction_step > 1)
-	{
-		// use.Set_surface_ptr(Utilities::Rxn_find(Rxn_surface_map, i));
-		// appt: we may come here with zero kinetic reaction, but surface may have to keep DONNAN_DL
-	}
-	else
-		dl_type_x = cxxSurface::NO_DL;
+	//if (use.Get_surface_in() && use.Get_kinetics_in() && use.Get_kinetics_ptr() && !use.Get_kinetics_ptr()->Get_use_cvode() && reaction_step > 1)
+	//{
+	//	// use.Set_surface_ptr(Utilities::Rxn_find(Rxn_surface_map, i));
+	//	// appt: we may come here with zero kinetic reaction, but surface may have to keep DONNAN_DL
+	//}
+	//else
+	//	dl_type_x = cxxSurface::NO_DL;
 	if (use.Get_surface_in() == TRUE)
 	{
 		use.Set_surface_ptr(Utilities::Rxn_find(Rxn_surface_map, i));
diff --git a/mainsubs.cpp b/mainsubs.cpp
index 27cb9ad2..ba317af0 100644
--- a/mainsubs.cpp
+++ b/mainsubs.cpp
@@ -1444,7 +1444,8 @@ xsurface_save(int n_user)
 	temp_surface.Set_n_user(n_user);
 	temp_surface.Set_n_user_end(n_user);
 	temp_surface.Set_new_def(false);
-	temp_surface.Set_dl_type(dl_type_x);
+	//temp_surface.Set_dl_type(dl_type_x);
+	temp_surface.Set_dl_type(use.Get_surface_ptr()->Get_dl_type());
 	temp_surface.Set_solution_equilibria(false);
 	temp_surface.Set_n_solution(-999);