diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.cc b/cosserat-continuum.cc
index 7fc3e3e18f947d0cfb86541421bfe551a45695e1..dccd3aba36717fe7e0d5623c2ce13a52ced24b91 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum.cc
+++ b/cosserat-continuum.cc
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
 
     grid->globalRefine(numLevels-1);
 
+    grid->loadBalance();
+
     typedef GridType::LeafGridView GridView;
     GridView gridView = grid->leafGridView();