diff --git a/src/FCI/FCI.irp.f b/src/FCI/FCI.irp.f
index 1142e857..1a08adfe 100644
--- a/src/FCI/FCI.irp.f
+++ b/src/FCI/FCI.irp.f
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ program fci_zmq
 
   pt2 = -huge(1.e0)
   norm = 0.d0
-  variance = huge(1.e0)
+  variance = 0.d0
   threshold_davidson_in = threshold_davidson
   threshold_davidson = threshold_davidson_in * 100.d0
   SOFT_TOUCH threshold_davidson
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ program fci_zmq
 
   if (do_pt2) then
     pt2 = 0.d0
+    variance = 0.d0
+    norm = 0.d0
     threshold_selectors = 1.d0
     threshold_generators = 1d0 
     SOFT_TOUCH threshold_selectors threshold_generators
diff --git a/src/FCI/pt2_stoch_routines.irp.f b/src/FCI/pt2_stoch_routines.irp.f
index f2491b8a..03b3e175 100644
--- a/src/FCI/pt2_stoch_routines.irp.f
+++ b/src/FCI/pt2_stoch_routines.irp.f
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ subroutine pt2_collector(zmq_socket_pull, E, relative_error, pt2, error, varianc
           do_exit = .true.
         endif
         pt2(pt2_stoch_istate) = avg
-        variance(pt2_stoch_istate) = avg2 !- avg*avg
+        variance(pt2_stoch_istate) = avg2 
         norm(pt2_stoch_istate) = avg3
         ! 1/(N-1.5) : see  Brugger, The American Statistician (23) 4 p. 32 (1969)
         if(c > 2) then
diff --git a/src/FCI/zmq_selection.irp.f b/src/FCI/zmq_selection.irp.f
index 8f494ba6..2a06564d 100644
--- a/src/FCI/zmq_selection.irp.f
+++ b/src/FCI/zmq_selection.irp.f
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ subroutine selection_collector(zmq_socket_pull, b, N, pt2, variance, norm)
   call create_selection_buffer(N, N*2, b2)
   allocate(task_id(N_det_generators))
   more = 1
-  pt2(:) = 0d0
-  pt2_mwen(:) = 0.d0
-  variance_mwen = 0.d0
-  norm_mwen = 0.d0
+  pt2(:)           = 0d0
+  variance(:)      = 0.d0
+  norm(:)          = 0.d0
+  pt2_mwen(:)      = 0.d0
+  variance_mwen(:) = 0.d0
+  norm_mwen(:)     = 0.d0
   do while (more == 1)
     call pull_selection_results(zmq_socket_pull, pt2_mwen, variance_mwen, norm_mwen, b2%val(1), b2%det(1,1,1), b2%cur, task_id, ntask)