diff --git a/AMDiS/src/PeriodicBC.cc b/AMDiS/src/PeriodicBC.cc
index a288eb4bfcffe1d28b0f2ef2ec7acbfb37ded781..65b49e676611f8248be872afb460db382983a753 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/PeriodicBC.cc
+++ b/AMDiS/src/PeriodicBC.cc
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ namespace AMDiS {
 		DegreeOfFreedom periodicDOF = 
 		  periodicDOFs[element->getPositionOfVertex(side, i)];
 
-		for (int j = 0; j < dim + 1; j++)
+		int j = 0;
+		for (; j < dim + 1; j++)
 		  if (neigh->getDOF(j, 0) == periodicDOF) 
 		    break;