diff --git a/crpptbx/AUG/loadAUGdata.m b/crpptbx/AUG/loadAUGdata.m
index 038bdc2f6924e452f83dcbf18770bbed974db47f..897ac2802e0abb6c2bcd0c911e6c9d329ef0bd71 100644
--- a/crpptbx/AUG/loadAUGdata.m
+++ b/crpptbx/AUG/loadAUGdata.m
@@ -1081,54 +1081,68 @@ switch AUGkeywrdcase{index}
     [zPFx,e]=rdaAUG_eff(shot,DIAG,'zPFx',shotfile_exp);
     % seems "LCFS" q-value is far too large, limit to some max (when diverted)
     max_qValue = 40; % Note could just put a NaN on LCFS value since ill-defined when diverted
-    for it=1:NTIME
-      Lpf1 = Lpf1_t(it);
-      % Qpsi and similar data is on (time,radius) with radius being: LCFS..Lpf_points dummy LCFS..SOL part
-      % change it to (radial,time) and use only Lpf+1 points up to LCFS
-      if qpsi.value(1,2)<0
-	equil.qvalue(:,it) = max(qpsi.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)',-max_qValue);
-      else
-	equil.qvalue(:,it) = min(qpsi.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)',max_qValue);
-      end
-      % get x values
-      equil.psi(:,it)=psi_tree.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)';
-      equil.psi_axis(it)= equil.psi(1,it);
-      equil.psi_lcfs(it)= equil.psi(end,it);
-      equil.rhopolnorm(:,it) = sqrt(abs((equil.psi(:,it)-equil.psi_axis(it)) ./(equil.psi_lcfs(it)-equil.psi_axis(it))));
-      if strcmp(DIAG,'EQR');
-	% q value has only a few values and from center to edge, assume they are from central rhopol values on
-	% But they are every other point starting from 3rd
-	ijk=find(equil.qvalue(:,it)~=0);
-	qeff=equil.qvalue(ijk(end:-1:1),it);
-	rhoeff=equil.rhopolnorm(3:2:2*length(ijk)+1,it);
-	if length(ijk)>2
-	  ij_nonan=find(~isnan(equil.rhopolnorm(:,it)));
-	  qfit = zeros(size(equil.rhopolnorm(:,it)));
-	  qfit(ij_nonan)=interpos([0.; rhoeff],[qeff(1) ;qeff],equil.rhopolnorm(ij_nonan,it),-0.01,[1 0],[0 0],[300; ones(size(qeff))]);
+    % check NTIME ok with qvalue
+    if NTIME== size(qpsi.value,2)
+      for it=1:NTIME
+	Lpf1 = Lpf1_t(it);
+	% Qpsi and similar data is on (time,radius) with radius being: LCFS..Lpf_points dummy LCFS..SOL part
+	% change it to (radial,time) and use only Lpf+1 points up to LCFS
+	if qpsi.value(1,2)<0
+	  equil.qvalue(:,it) = max(qpsi.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)',-max_qValue);
 	else
-	  qfit = zeros(size(equil.rhopolnorm(:,it)));
+	  equil.qvalue(:,it) = min(qpsi.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)',max_qValue);
 	end
-	equil.qvalue(:,it) = qfit;
-      end    
-      % get rhotor values
-      equil.phi(:,it) = phi_tree.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)';
-      equil.rhotornorm(:,it) = sqrt(abs(equil.phi(:,it) ./ equil.phi(end,it)));
-      % get rhovol values
-      equil.vol(:,it)=Vol.value(it,2*Lpf1-1:-2:1)'; 
-      equil.dvoldpsi(:,it)=Vol.value(it,2*Lpf1:-2:2)'; % 2nd index are dV/dpsi
-      equil.rhovolnorm(:,it) = sqrt(abs(equil.vol(:,it) ./ equil.vol(end,it)));
-      equil.area(:,it)=Area.value(it,2*Lpf1-1:-2:1)'; 
-      equil.dareadpsi(:,it)=Area.value(it,2*Lpf1:-2:2)'; % 2nd index are dV/dpsi
-      equil.Rmesh(:,it) = Ri.value(it,1:M_Rmesh);
-      equil.Zmesh(:,it) = Zj.value(it,1:N_Zmesh);
-      equil.psi2D(1:M_Rmesh,1:N_Zmesh,it) = PFM_tree.value(1:M_Rmesh,1:N_Zmesh,it);
-      equil.pressure(:,it)=Pres.value(it,2*Lpf1-1:-2:1)'; 
-      equil.dpressuredpsi(:,it)=Pres.value(it,2*Lpf1:-2:2)'; % 2nd index are dV/dpsi
-      equil.ffprime(:,it) = FFP.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)';
-      equil.Xpoints.psi(1:LPFx.value(it)+1,it) = PFxx.value(it,1:LPFx.value(it)+1);
-      equil.Xpoints.Rvalue(1:LPFx.value(it)+1,it) = RPFx.value(it,1:LPFx.value(it)+1);
-      equil.Xpoints.Zvalue(1:LPFx.value(it)+1,it) = zPFx.value(it,1:LPFx.value(it)+1);
-      %
+	% get x values
+	equil.psi(:,it)=psi_tree.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)';
+	equil.psi_axis(it)= equil.psi(1,it);
+	equil.psi_lcfs(it)= equil.psi(end,it);
+	equil.rhopolnorm(:,it) = sqrt(abs((equil.psi(:,it)-equil.psi_axis(it)) ./(equil.psi_lcfs(it)-equil.psi_axis(it))));
+	if strcmp(DIAG,'EQR');
+	  % q value has only a few values and from center to edge, assume they are from central rhopol values on
+	  % But they are every other point starting from 3rd
+	  ijk=find(equil.qvalue(:,it)~=0);
+	  qeff=equil.qvalue(ijk(end:-1:1),it);
+	  rhoeff=equil.rhopolnorm(3:2:2*length(ijk)+1,it);
+	  if length(ijk)>2
+	    ij_nonan=find(~isnan(equil.rhopolnorm(:,it)));
+	    qfit = zeros(size(equil.rhopolnorm(:,it)));
+	    qfit(ij_nonan)=interpos([0.; rhoeff],[qeff(1) ;qeff],equil.rhopolnorm(ij_nonan,it),-0.01,[1 0],[0 0],[300; ones(size(qeff))]);
+	  else
+	    qfit = zeros(size(equil.rhopolnorm(:,it)));
+	  end
+	  equil.qvalue(:,it) = qfit;
+	end    
+	% get rhotor values
+	equil.phi(:,it) = phi_tree.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)';
+	equil.rhotornorm(:,it) = sqrt(abs(equil.phi(:,it) ./ equil.phi(end,it)));
+	% get rhovol values
+	equil.vol(:,it)=Vol.value(it,2*Lpf1-1:-2:1)'; 
+	equil.dvoldpsi(:,it)=Vol.value(it,2*Lpf1:-2:2)'; % 2nd index are dV/dpsi
+	equil.rhovolnorm(:,it) = sqrt(abs(equil.vol(:,it) ./ equil.vol(end,it)));
+	equil.area(:,it)=Area.value(it,2*Lpf1-1:-2:1)'; 
+	equil.dareadpsi(:,it)=Area.value(it,2*Lpf1:-2:2)'; % 2nd index are dV/dpsi
+	equil.Rmesh(:,it) = Ri.value(it,1:M_Rmesh);
+	equil.Zmesh(:,it) = Zj.value(it,1:N_Zmesh);
+	equil.psi2D(1:M_Rmesh,1:N_Zmesh,it) = PFM_tree.value(1:M_Rmesh,1:N_Zmesh,it);
+	equil.pressure(:,it)=Pres.value(it,2*Lpf1-1:-2:1)'; 
+	equil.dpressuredpsi(:,it)=Pres.value(it,2*Lpf1:-2:2)'; % 2nd index are dV/dpsi
+	equil.ffprime(:,it) = FFP.value(it,Lpf1:-1:1)';
+	equil.Xpoints.psi(1:LPFx.value(it)+1,it) = PFxx.value(it,1:LPFx.value(it)+1);
+	equil.Xpoints.Rvalue(1:LPFx.value(it)+1,it) = RPFx.value(it,1:LPFx.value(it)+1);
+	equil.Xpoints.Zvalue(1:LPFx.value(it)+1,it) = zPFx.value(it,1:LPFx.value(it)+1);
+	%
+      end
+    else
+      disp('***********************************************************************')
+      disp('***********************************************************************')
+      disp(['problem with nb of time points: NTIME for parameter is: ' num2str(NTIME) ' while qpsi dim= ' num2str(size(qpsi.value))])
+      disp('***********************************************************************')
+      disp('***********************************************************************')
+      equil.qvalue = [];
+      equil.qpsi=qpsi;
+      equil.PFL=psi_tree;
+      equil.TFLx=phi_tree;
+      equil.rhopolnorm=[];
     end
     equil.x = equil.rhopolnorm;
     %