diff --git a/src/rod3d.cc b/src/rod3d.cc
index f751d1df464707c63dad764484c02a6e2773b4f6..b2a4c93406eec95267c2c976210a263e1838fa05 100644
--- a/src/rod3d.cc
+++ b/src/rod3d.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ using namespace Dune;
 
 int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
 {
+    MPIHelper::instance(argc, argv);
+
     typedef std::vector<RigidBodyMotion<double,3> > SolutionType;
 
     // parse data file