diff --git a/src/space.c b/src/space.c
index 250af5efafa506408c9fd91c1adffb7cd96a1a21..0da10e60374b5c6cd78870c8e0de63463909eb5b 100644
--- a/src/space.c
+++ b/src/space.c
@@ -4591,8 +4591,9 @@ void space_init(struct space *s, struct swift_params *params,
     Ngpart = s->nr_gparts;
 
 #ifdef SWIFT_DEBUG_CHECKS
-    part_verify_links(parts, gparts, sparts, bparts, Npart, Ngpart, Nspart,
-                      Nbpart, 1);
+    if(!dry_run)
+      part_verify_links(parts, gparts, sparts, bparts, Npart, Ngpart, Nspart,
+			Nbpart, 1);
 #endif
   }