diff --git a/src/common.f90 b/src/common.f90
index 31f5f29c..9d0c5a86 100644
--- a/src/common.f90
+++ b/src/common.f90
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module m_common
       integer :: n_groups_x, n_groups_y, n_groups_z
       real(dp) :: Lx, Ly, Lz
       real(dp) :: dx, dy, dz
+      real(dp) :: nu, dt
       integer :: nproc_x = 1, nproc_y = 1, nproc_z = 1
       character(len=20) :: BC_x_s, BC_x_e, BC_y_s, BC_y_e, BC_z_s, BC_z_e
       integer :: poisson_solver_type
diff --git a/src/solver.f90 b/src/solver.f90
index b09fab24..825c1481 100644
--- a/src/solver.f90
+++ b/src/solver.f90
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ function init(backend, time_integrator, xdirps, ydirps, zdirps, globs) &
       real(dp), allocatable, dimension(:, :, :) :: u_init, v_init, w_init
       integer :: dims(3)
 
-      real(dp) :: dx, dy, dz
-      integer :: nx, ny, nz
+      real(dp) :: x, y, z
+      integer :: nx, ny, nz, i, j, b, ka, kb, ix, iy, iz, sz
 
       solver%backend => backend
       solver%time_integrator => time_integrator
@@ -108,6 +108,30 @@ function init(backend, time_integrator, xdirps, ydirps, zdirps, globs) &
       v_init = 0
       w_init = 0
 
+      solver%dt = globs%dt
+      solver%backend%nu = globs%nu
+
+      sz = dims(1)
+      nx = globs%nx_loc; ny = globs%ny_loc; nz = globs%nz_loc
+      do ka = 1, nz
+         do kb = 1, ny/sz
+            do j = 1, nx
+               do i = 1, sz
+                  ! Mapping to ix, iy, iz depends on global group numbering
+                  ix = j; iy = (kb - 1)*sz + i; iz = ka
+                  x = (ix - 1)*globs%dx
+                  y = (iy - 1)*globs%dy
+                  z = (iz - 1)*globs%dz
+
+                  b = ka + (kb - 1)*xdirps%n
+                  u_init(i, j, b) = sin(x)*cos(y)*cos(z)
+                  v_init(i, j, b) =-cos(x)*sin(y)*cos(z)
+                  w_init(i, j, b) = 0
+               end do
+            end do
+         end do
+      end do
+
       call solver%backend%set_fields( &
          solver%u, solver%v, solver%w, u_init, v_init, w_init &
       )
@@ -115,13 +139,10 @@ function init(backend, time_integrator, xdirps, ydirps, zdirps, globs) &
       deallocate(u_init, v_init, w_init)
       print*, 'initial conditions are set'
 
-      nx = globs%nx_loc; ny = globs%ny_loc; nz = globs%nz_loc
-      dx = globs%dx; dy = globs%dy; dz = globs%dz
-
       ! Allocate and set the tdsops
-      call allocate_tdsops(solver%xdirps, nx, dx, solver%backend)
-      call allocate_tdsops(solver%ydirps, ny, dy, solver%backend)
-      call allocate_tdsops(solver%zdirps, nz, dz, solver%backend)
+      call allocate_tdsops(solver%xdirps, nx, globs%dx, solver%backend)
+      call allocate_tdsops(solver%ydirps, ny, globs%dy, solver%backend)
+      call allocate_tdsops(solver%zdirps, nz, globs%dz, solver%backend)
 
       select case (globs%poisson_solver_type)
       case (POISSON_SOLVER_FFT)
diff --git a/src/xcompact.f90 b/src/xcompact.f90
index 1600d4ad..3a2726fa 100644
--- a/src/xcompact.f90
+++ b/src/xcompact.f90
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ program xcompact
    ! read ns from the input file
    globs%nx = 512; globs%ny = 512; globs%nz = 512
 
+   globs%dt = 0.001_dp
+   globs%nu = 1._dp/1600._dp
+
    ! set nprocs based on run time arguments
    globs%nproc_x = 1; globs%nproc_y = 1; globs%nproc_z = 1
 
@@ -123,8 +126,6 @@ program xcompact
    print*, 'OpenMP backend instantiated'
 #endif
 
-   backend%nu = 1._dp
-
    allocate(u(SZ, globs%nx_loc, globs%n_groups_x))
    allocate(v(SZ, globs%nx_loc, globs%n_groups_x))
    allocate(w(SZ, globs%nx_loc, globs%n_groups_x))