diff --git a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_cyc.inp b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_cyc.inp
index 94c94a413d457858f411db186165510a0aa217c5..61aa6c44d06dc11be4df3eeae37a44aaed1e2534 100644
--- a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_cyc.inp
+++ b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_cyc.inp
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
 3380000.0,33800000.0
 *DEPVAR
 108
+*INITIAL CONDITIONS, TYPE=SOLUTION
+1.0,1.0,1.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0
 **
 *STEP, name=Step-1, inc=1000, NLGEOM=YES
 *Static
diff --git a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_mono.inp b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_mono.inp
index 0a52f366b6931371faec3a912cb6ecf5741f0095..01db44b198b52dfa10904fb3cbf5630fcc967481 100644
--- a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_mono.inp
+++ b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/1e_strain_mono.inp
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
 3380000.0,33800000.0
 *DEPVAR
 108
+*INITIAL CONDITIONS, TYPE=SOLUTION
+1.0,1.0,1.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0
 **
 *STEP, name=Step-1, inc=1000, NLGEOM=YES
 *Static
diff --git a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/README.md b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/README.md
index 253e416848233ba13bb91e12b2144ca45ad62ae9..08284f618da1c1a14cf49f3d4a21c58a9617d60c 100644
--- a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/README.md
+++ b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ The UMAT implementation uses the material parameters **_in the following order_*
 |49 | Retardation Time Deviatoric - Maxwell Branch 7  |      $g_7$                    |    s        |
 |50 | Retardation Time Deviatoric - Maxwell Branch 8  |      $g_8$                    |    s        |
 
+## Remark
+
+Lines 164-168 have to be uncommented for use in FFTMAD but have to be commented for ABAQUS or cm3Libraries.
+If you comment out, then in ABAQUS, use the inp file to set initial values for F_vp.
+
 ## Disclaimer
 
 Code related to MOAMMM project
diff --git a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/dogbone.inp b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/dogbone.inp
index 26e772dacfa85a49e96dcf3aae198bbad9768aaa..d3bd2d6391eabd684d2dd5d4c229e8c8fde9fb77 100644
--- a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/dogbone.inp
+++ b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/dogbone.inp
@@ -4990,6 +4990,22 @@
 3380000.0,33800000.0
 *DEPVAR
 108
+*INITIAL CONDITIONS, TYPE=SOLUTION
+1.0,1.0,1.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,
+0.0
 ** -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 **
 ** BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
diff --git a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/umat.f b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/umat.f
index 04bbb8b483d172438b5341f419549c30b4d8a5e9..78af446fa88ef55093758a7853bbdae22c85f48c 100644
--- a/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/umat.f
+++ b/MaterialModels/FiniteStrain/Finite_VEVP/umat.f
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ C     !--------------------------------------------------------------
         ! for the first time step (initial condition) in FFTMAD.
         ! Can be commented out for ABAQUS, If you comment out, then
         ! in abaqus use the inp file to set initial values for F_vp.
-         IF ((KINC .EQ. 1) .AND. (KSTEP .EQ. 1)) THEN
-          STATEV(1) = 1.D0
-          STATEV(2) = 1.D0
-          STATEV(3) = 1.D0
-         END IF
+C         IF ((KINC .EQ. 1) .AND. (KSTEP .EQ. 1)) THEN
+C          STATEV(1) = 1.D0
+C          STATEV(2) = 1.D0
+C          STATEV(3) = 1.D0
+C         END IF
 
          ! State variables at previous time step
          CALL voit2mat(STATEV(1:9), F_vp_n(:,:))