diff --git a/sources/statistics.F90 b/sources/statistics.F90
index 722a38f..aa2b849 100644
--- a/sources/statistics.F90
+++ b/sources/statistics.F90
@@ -142,15 +142,15 @@ module statistics
       track_statistics = .false.
     end select
 
+    call get_parameter("statistics_interval", iintd)
+    iintd = max(1, iintd)
+
 ! only master process writes the files to the disk
 !
     if (master) then
 
 ! process parameters
 !
-      call get_parameter("statistics_interval", iintd)
-      iintd = max(1, iintd)
-
       stmp = "off"
       call get_parameter("statistics_append", stmp)
       select case(trim(stmp))