diff --git a/trainer.h b/trainer.h
index dfccdd218d9753633c5f5609aa9e4ffdc8a2346f..8772f24fb6cc6cfb87b1d7affd60b15d0cf38613 100644
--- a/trainer.h
+++ b/trainer.h
@@ -217,10 +217,11 @@ class MPI_Trainer: public Trainer {
       int descB[9],    descB2[9];
       int info,        info2;
 
+
       descinit_( descPHI,  &PHI_rows, &PHI_cols, &rnb1, &cnb1, &izero,
-          &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&phi_rows1, &info);
+          &izero, &context1, /*leading dimension*/&phi_cols1, &info);
       descinit_( descPHI2, &PHI_rows, &PHI_cols, &rnb2, &cnb2, &izero,
-          &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&phi_rows2, &info2);
+          &izero, &context2, /*leading dimension*/&phi_cols2, &info2);
 
       if(info != 0) {
         printf("Error in descinit 1a, info = %d\n", info);