diff --git a/src/sharedspice.c b/src/sharedspice.c
index df9debaf1..c6b02beb3 100644
--- a/src/sharedspice.c
+++ b/src/sharedspice.c
@@ -1563,14 +1563,13 @@ int sh_vecinit(runDesc *run)
        data will be sent from sh_ExecutePerLoop() via datfcn() */
     if (!curvecvalsall) {
         curvecvalsall = TMALLOC(vecvaluesall, 1);
-        curvecvalsall->veccount = veccount;
     }
     else {
         for (i = 0; i < curvecvalsall->veccount; i++)
             tfree(curvecvalsall->vecsa[i]);
         tfree(curvecvalsall->vecsa);
     }
-
+    curvecvalsall->veccount = veccount;
     curvecvalsall->vecsa = TMALLOC(pvecvalues, veccount);
 
     for (i = 0, d = cur_run->runPlot->pl_dvecs; i < veccount; i++, d = d->v_next) {