diff --git a/src/gravity/Default/gravity.h b/src/gravity/Default/gravity.h
index 0462846716df9a7e20c59577a08e880ee9115020..6fcc6625caa5b67865ec5ccfaba8a393d629bea5 100644
--- a/src/gravity/Default/gravity.h
+++ b/src/gravity/Default/gravity.h
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@ __attribute__((always_inline))
  * @param phys_const The physical constants in internal units.
  * @param gp The particle to act upon.
  */
-__attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void external_gravity(
-    const struct phys_const* const phys_const, struct gpart* gp) {
+__attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void external_gravity(const struct external_potential* potential, const struct phys_const* const phys_const, struct gpart* gp) {
 
 #ifdef EXTERNAL_POTENTIAL_POINTMASS
-  external_gravity_pointmass(phys_const, gp);
+  external_gravity_pointmass(potential, phys_const, gp);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/potentials.h b/src/potentials.h
index f753557bc49df7af8bf74a7ef39a6868998a2f96..48c5a4d76424b69e1c5c78c73b6e59fa17461bff 100644
--- a/src/potentials.h
+++ b/src/potentials.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "../config.h"
 
 /* Local includes. */
+#include "error.h"
 #include "physical_constants_cgs.h"
 #include "physical_constants.h"
 #include "units.h"
@@ -85,8 +86,13 @@ __attribute__((always_inline))
  * @param phys_cont The physical constants in internal units.
  * @param gp Pointer to the g-particle data.
  */
-__attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void external_gravity_pointmass(
-    const struct phys_const* const phys_const, struct gpart* g) {
+__attribute__((always_inline)) INLINE static void external_gravity_pointmass(const struct external_potential* potential, const struct phys_const* const phys_const, struct gpart* g) {
+
+
+  /* message(" (x,y,z) = (%e, %e, %e), M= %e", potential->point_mass.x, */
+  /*         potential->point_mass.y, potential->point_mass.z, */
+  /*         potential->point_mass.mass); */
+  /* exit(-1); */
 
   const double G_newton = phys_const->newton_gravity;
   const float dx = g->x[0] - External_Potential_X;
diff --git a/src/runner.c b/src/runner.c
index 205287efe7bbca5bd23950d8a02cb46886025529..ce5294ca309dede7f7c07d84da6f617f933f514c 100644
--- a/src/runner.c
+++ b/src/runner.c
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ void runner_dograv_external(struct runner *r, struct cell *c) {
   /* CentreOfPotential[1] = 0.5 * s->dim[1]; */
   /* CentreOfPotential[2] = 0.5 * s->dim[2]; */
 
-  message(" (x,y,z) = (%e, %e, %e), M= %e", r->e->potential->point_mass.x,
-          r->e->potential->point_mass.y, r->e->potential->point_mass.z,
-          r->e->potential->point_mass.mass);
-  exit(-1);
 
   /* Recurse? */
   if (c->split) {
@@ -145,7 +141,7 @@ void runner_dograv_external(struct runner *r, struct cell *c) {
     if (g->ti_end <= ti_current) {
       //		external_gravity_pointmass(e->physical_constants,
       // potential_constants, g);
-      external_gravity_pointmass(r->e->physical_constants, g);
+      external_gravity(r->e->potential, r->e->physical_constants, g);
 
       /* check for energy and angular momentum conservation - begin by
        * synchronizing velocity*/