diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a8c437110..bf909c745 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 2010-03-20 Holger Vogt
  * com_compose.c: comment corrected
- * subckt.c, cktdefs.h, acan.c, ifeval.c, inp2b.c, inpptree.c:
+ * subckt.c, cktdefs.h, acan.c, ifeval.c, inp2b.c, inpptree.c, cktinit.c:
    Variable HERTZ added to B source
 
 2010-03-16 Holger Vogt
diff --git a/src/include/cktdefs.h b/src/include/cktdefs.h
index c1ffd55cc..9526e70e5 100644
--- a/src/include/cktdefs.h
+++ b/src/include/cktdefs.h
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #define MODEINITTRAN 0x1000
 #define MODEINITPRED 0x2000
 
-#define MODEINITHERTZ 0x4000
-
 /* old 'nosolv' paramater */
 #define MODEUIC 0x10000l
 
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ typedef struct {
     double CKTrelDv;		/* rel limit for iter-iter voltage change */
     int CKTtroubleNode;		/* Non-convergent node number */
     GENinstance *CKTtroubleElt;	/* Non-convergent device instance */
-
+    int CKTvarHertz; /* variable HERTZ in B source */
 /* gtri - evt - wbk - 5/20/91 - add event-driven and enhancements data */
 #ifdef XSPICE
     Evt_Ckt_Data_t *evt;  /* all data about event driven stuff */
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/acan.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/acan.c
index 0ec969096..0c25721ea 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/acan.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/acan.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ ACan(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
         ckt->CKTomega = 2.0 * M_PI *freq;
 
         /* Update opertating point, if variable 'hertz' is given */
-        if (ckt->CKTmode & MODEINITHERTZ) {
+        if (ckt->CKTvarHertz) {
 #ifdef XSPICE
             /* Call EVTop if event-driven instances exist */
 
@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ ACan(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
                 CKTncDump(ckt);
                 return(error);
             } 
+            ckt->CKTmode = (ckt->CKTmode & MODEUIC) | MODEDCOP | MODEINITSMSIG;
+            error = CKTload(ckt);
+            if(error) return(error);
         }
-        ckt->CKTmode = (ckt->CKTmode & MODEUIC) | MODEDCOP | MODEINITSMSIG;
-        error = CKTload(ckt);
-        if(error) return(error);
 
         ckt->CKTmode = (ckt->CKTmode&MODEUIC) | MODEAC;
         error = NIacIter(ckt);
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ ACan(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
 
             freq *= ((ACAN*)ckt->CKTcurJob)->ACfreqDelta;
             if(((ACAN*)ckt->CKTcurJob)->ACfreqDelta==1) goto endsweep;
-            break;
+        break;
         case LINEAR:
 
 #ifdef HAS_WINDOWS
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/cktinit.c b/src/spicelib/devices/cktinit.c
index aca44f733..02504bc81 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/cktinit.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/cktinit.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ CKTinit(void **ckt)		/* new circuit to create */
     sckt->CKTnodeDamping = 0;
     sckt->CKTabsDv = 0.5;
     sckt->CKTrelDv = 2.0;
+    sckt->CKTvarHertz = 0;
 
 #ifdef XSPICE
 /* gtri - begin - wbk - allocate/initialize substructs */
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2b.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2b.c
index 7a6dffe98..d95a6bd41 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2b.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2b.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void INP2B(void *ckt, INPtables * tab, card * current)
 
     /* if we find 'hertz' variable, set flag to actual circuit */
     if(strstr(current->line, "hertz"))
-        inckt->CKTmode = MODEINITHERTZ;
+        inckt->CKTvarHertz = 1;
         
     line = current->line;
     INPgetTok(&line, &name, 1);