diff --git a/apps/multiphysics/src/common/include/mesh_io.hpp b/apps/multiphysics/src/common/include/mesh_io.hpp
index d0416b60f..ff639650b 100644
--- a/apps/multiphysics/src/common/include/mesh_io.hpp
+++ b/apps/multiphysics/src/common/include/mesh_io.hpp
@@ -6836,7 +6836,7 @@ class MeshWriter
         fprintf(out[0], "  <Collection>\n");
 
         for (int i = 0; i <= graphics_id; i++) {
-            fprintf(out[0], "    <DataSet timestep=\"%12.5e\" file=\"data/Fierro.solver%zu.%05d.vtm\" time= \"%12.5e\" />\n", 
+            fprintf(out[0], "    <DataSet timestep=\"%.5e\" file=\"data/Fierro.solver%zu.%05d.vtm\" time=\"%.5e\" />\n", 
                                                      graphics_times(i), solver_id, i, graphics_times(i) );
             //fprintf(out[0], "    <DataSet timestep=\"%d\" file=\"data/Fierro.solver%zu.%05d.vtm\" time= \"%12.5e\" />\n", 
             //                                         i, solver_id, i, graphics_times(i) );
diff --git a/apps/multiphysics/src/common/src/region_fill.cpp b/apps/multiphysics/src/common/src/region_fill.cpp
index e7bbe3b75..6aebb8c95 100644
--- a/apps/multiphysics/src/common/src/region_fill.cpp
+++ b/apps/multiphysics/src/common/src/region_fill.cpp
@@ -1294,6 +1294,7 @@ void material_state_setup(SimulationParameters_t& SimulationParamaters,
         } // end loop over materials in this element
     } // end serial for loop over all elements
     State.MaterialToMeshMaps.elem_in_mat_elem.update_device();
+    State.MeshtoMaterialMaps.mat_elems_in_elem.update_device();
 
 
     // copy the state to the device