diff --git a/python/simulation.py b/python/simulation.py
index 77edb9851..03db7ad28 100644
--- a/python/simulation.py
+++ b/python/simulation.py
@@ -1941,6 +1941,7 @@ def load_fields(self, fname, single_parallel_file=True):
         """
         if self.fields is None:
             raise ValueError("Fields must be initialized before loading fields from file '%s'" % fname)
+        self._evaluate_dft_objects()
         self.fields.load(fname, single_parallel_file)
         print("Loaded fields from file: %s (%s)" % (fname, str(single_parallel_file)))
 
@@ -1964,9 +1965,9 @@ def load_chunk_layout(self, br, source):
             ## source is either filename (string)
             self.structure.load_chunk_layout(source, br)
 
-    def _get_load_dump_dirname(self, dirname, single_parallel_file):
+    def get_load_dump_dirname(self, dirname, single_parallel_file):
         """
-        Get the dirname to dump simulation state to.
+        Get the (possibly rank specific) dirname to dump simulation state to.
         """
         if single_parallel_file:
             dump_dirname = dirname
@@ -1980,7 +1981,7 @@ def dump(self, dirname, dump_structure=True, dump_fields=True, single_parallel_f
         """
         Dumps simulation state.
         """
-        dump_dirname = self._get_load_dump_dirname(dirname, single_parallel_file)
+        dump_dirname = self.get_load_dump_dirname(dirname, single_parallel_file)
         os.makedirs(dump_dirname, exist_ok=True)
 
         if dump_structure:
@@ -1998,7 +1999,7 @@ def load(self, dirname, load_structure=True, load_fields=True, single_parallel_f
         This should called right after the Simulation object has been created
         but before 'init_sim' is called.
         """
-        dump_dirname = self._get_load_dump_dirname(dirname, single_parallel_file)
+        dump_dirname = self.get_load_dump_dirname(dirname, single_parallel_file)
         self.load_single_parallel_file = single_parallel_file
 
         if load_structure:
diff --git a/src/fields_dump.cpp b/src/fields_dump.cpp
index 567a989e8..6fce54e2c 100644
--- a/src/fields_dump.cpp
+++ b/src/fields_dump.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void fields::dump_fields_chunk_field(h5file *h5f, bool single_parallel_file,
 void fields::dump(const char *filename, bool single_parallel_file) {
   if (verbosity > 0) {
     printf("creating fields output file \"%s\" (%d)...\n", filename, single_parallel_file);
-    log();
   }
 
   h5file file(filename, h5file::WRITE, single_parallel_file, !single_parallel_file);
@@ -278,9 +277,6 @@ void fields::load(const char *filename, bool single_parallel_file) {
       load_dft_hdf5(chunks[i]->dft_chunks, dataname, &file, 0, single_parallel_file);
     }
   }
-
-  if (verbosity > 0)
-    log();
 }
 
 }  // namespace meep