--- trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/NPTim.cpp	2003/07/22 19:54:52	645
+++ trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/NPTim.cpp	2003/07/31 15:35:07	658
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ template<typename T> int NPTim<T>::readyCheck() {
 }
 
 template<typename T> int NPTim<T>::readyCheck() {
+
+  //check parent's readyCheck() first
+  if (T::readyCheck() == -1)
+    return -1;
  
   // First check to see if we have a target temperature. 
   // Not having one is fatal.