diff --git a/QA/runtests.mpi.unix b/QA/runtests.mpi.unix
index f03d802d90..3a262b1f7a 100755
--- a/QA/runtests.mpi.unix
+++ b/QA/runtests.mpi.unix
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ sync
         runstatus=$?
       else
           $MPIRUN $NPOPT $NPROC $NWCHEM $INPUTFILE 2> $ERRORFILE 1> $OUTPUTFILE
+	  sync
         runstatus=$?
       fi
     else