diff --git a/src/Realm.C b/src/Realm.C
index c09fc62c7..ad2091758 100644
--- a/src/Realm.C
+++ b/src/Realm.C
@@ -2561,6 +2561,10 @@ Realm::set_current_coordinates(stk::mesh::Part* targetPart)
   VectorFieldType* displacement = meta_data().get_field<VectorFieldType>(
     stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "mesh_displacement");
 
+  modelCoords->sync_to_host();
+  currentCoords->sync_to_host();
+  displacement->sync_to_host();
+
   stk::mesh::Selector s_all_nodes = stk::mesh::Selector(*targetPart);
 
   stk::mesh::BucketVector const& node_buckets =
@@ -2578,6 +2582,7 @@ Realm::set_current_coordinates(stk::mesh::Part* targetPart)
         cCoords[offSet + j] = mCoords[offSet + j] + dx[offSet + j];
     }
   }
+  currentCoords->modify_on_host();
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2643,6 +2648,8 @@ Realm::init_current_coordinates()
     stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "mesh_displacement");
 
   modelCoords->sync_to_host();
+  currentCoords->sync_to_host();
+  displacement->sync_to_host();
 
   stk::mesh::Selector s_all_nodes =
     (meta_data().locally_owned_part() | meta_data().globally_shared_part()) &