diff --git a/external/qp2-dependencies b/external/qp2-dependencies
index b8cd5815..f40bde09 160000
--- a/external/qp2-dependencies
+++ b/external/qp2-dependencies
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b8cd5815bce14c9b880e3c5ea3d5fc2652f5955c
+Subproject commit f40bde0925808bbec0424b57bfcef1b26473a1c8
diff --git a/src/dft_utils_func/rho_ab_to_rho_tot.irp.f b/src/dft_utils_func/rho_ab_to_rho_tot.irp.f
index 919543fe..d4d5a536 100644
--- a/src/dft_utils_func/rho_ab_to_rho_tot.irp.f
+++ b/src/dft_utils_func/rho_ab_to_rho_tot.irp.f
@@ -66,10 +66,27 @@ subroutine v_rho_oc_to_v_rho_ab(v_rho_o,v_rho_c,v_rho_a,v_rho_b)
  END_DOC
  double precision, intent(in)  :: v_rho_o,v_rho_c
  double precision, intent(out) :: v_rho_a,v_rho_b
+! print*,'in v_rho_oc_to_v_rho_ab'
+! print*, v_rho_c , v_rho_o
  v_rho_a = v_rho_c + v_rho_o
  v_rho_b = v_rho_c - v_rho_o
 end
 
+subroutine v_grad_rho_ab_to_v_grad_rho_oc(v_grad_rho_a_2,v_grad_rho_b_2,v_grad_rho_a_b,v_grad_rho_o_2,v_grad_rho_c_2,v_grad_rho_o_c)
+ implicit none
+ double precision, intent(in) :: v_grad_rho_a_2,v_grad_rho_b_2,v_grad_rho_a_b
+ double precision, intent(out)  :: v_grad_rho_o_2,v_grad_rho_c_2,v_grad_rho_o_c
+ BEGIN_DOC
+! convert  (v_grad_rho_a_2, v_grad_rho_b_2, v_grad_rho_a.grad_rho_b) 
+!
+! to       (v_grad_rho_c_2, v_grad_rho_o_2, v_grad_rho_o.grad_rho_c) 
+!
+! rho_c = total density, rho_o spin density
+ END_DOC
+ v_grad_rho_c_2 = 0.25d0 * (v_grad_rho_a_2 + v_grad_rho_b_2 + v_grad_rho_a_b)
+ v_grad_rho_o_2 = 0.25d0 * (v_grad_rho_a_2 + v_grad_rho_b_2 - v_grad_rho_a_b)
+ v_grad_rho_o_c = 0.25d0 * (2d0 * v_grad_rho_a_2 - 2d0 * v_grad_rho_b_2    )
+end
 
 
 subroutine v_grad_rho_oc_to_v_grad_rho_ab(v_grad_rho_o_2,v_grad_rho_c_2,v_grad_rho_o_c,v_grad_rho_a_2,v_grad_rho_b_2,v_grad_rho_a_b)
@@ -88,21 +105,3 @@ subroutine v_grad_rho_oc_to_v_grad_rho_ab(v_grad_rho_o_2,v_grad_rho_c_2,v_grad_r
  v_grad_rho_a_b = -2d0 * v_grad_rho_o_2 + 2d0 * v_grad_rho_c_2
 end
 
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diff --git a/src/dft_utils_in_r/dm_in_r.irp.f b/src/dft_utils_in_r/dm_in_r.irp.f
index 53e15b06..feb174fd 100644
--- a/src/dft_utils_in_r/dm_in_r.irp.f
+++ b/src/dft_utils_in_r/dm_in_r.irp.f
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
    call density_and_grad_alpha_beta_and_all_aos_and_grad_aos_at_r(r,dm_a,dm_b,  dm_a_grad, dm_b_grad, aos_array, grad_aos_array)
 
    ! alpha/beta density 
+   dm_a(istate) = max(dm_a(istate),1.d-12)
+   dm_b(istate) = max(dm_b(istate),1.d-12)
    one_e_dm_and_grad_alpha_in_r(4,i,istate)  =  dm_a(istate)
    one_e_dm_and_grad_beta_in_r(4,i,istate)   =  dm_b(istate)
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@
   enddo
  enddo
  !$OMP END PARALLEL DO
+ print*,'density and gradients provided'
 
 END_PROVIDER