diff --git a/src/include/communication_plan.h b/src/include/communication_plan.h
index f6613c10..0f642b2e 100644
--- a/src/include/communication_plan.h
+++ b/src/include/communication_plan.h
@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ struct CommunicationPlan {
     
     // Destructor to free MPI resources
     ~CommunicationPlan() {
-        // Free graph communicator
-        if (has_comm_graph && mpi_comm_graph != MPI_COMM_NULL) {
+        int mpi_init = 0;
+        int mpi_finalized = 0;
+        MPI_Initialized(&mpi_init);
+        MPI_Finalized(&mpi_finalized);
+        if (mpi_init && !mpi_finalized && has_comm_graph && mpi_comm_graph != MPI_COMM_NULL) {
             MPI_Comm_free(&mpi_comm_graph);
         }
     }
     
     
     void initialize(MPI_Comm comm_world){
+        int mpi_init = 0;
+        MPI_Initialized(&mpi_init);
+        if (!mpi_init) {
+            return;
+        }
         this->mpi_comm_world = comm_world;
         has_comm_world = true;
         MPI_Comm_size(comm_world, &world_size);
diff --git a/src/include/mpi_types.h b/src/include/mpi_types.h
index 5f83265b..bc00d852 100644
--- a/src/include/mpi_types.h
+++ b/src/include/mpi_types.h
@@ -319,6 +319,26 @@ class MPICArrayKokkos {
     // MPI_Wait(&req);
 
     void communicate(){
+        if (!comm_plan_) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (comm_plan_->comm_type == communication_plan_type::no_communication) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int mpi_initialized = 0;
+        MPI_Initialized(&mpi_initialized);
+        if (!mpi_initialized) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!comm_plan_->has_comm_world || comm_plan_->world_size <= 1) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!comm_plan_->has_comm_graph || comm_plan_->mpi_comm_graph == MPI_COMM_NULL) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         fill_send_buffer();