diff --git a/SU2_CFD/src/CMarkerProfileReaderFVM.cpp b/SU2_CFD/src/CMarkerProfileReaderFVM.cpp
index b9b27a176aa9..b6b1e36479fc 100644
--- a/SU2_CFD/src/CMarkerProfileReaderFVM.cpp
+++ b/SU2_CFD/src/CMarkerProfileReaderFVM.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ void CMarkerProfileReaderFVM::MergeProfileMarkers() {
    by the master and sorted by marker tag in one large n-dim. array. ---*/
 
   su2double *Coords_Local; jPoint = 0;
+
+  /*--- Index to the string in columNames and columnValues ---*/
+  unsigned short columnIndex=0;
+
   for (iMarker = 0; iMarker < config->GetnMarker_All(); iMarker++) {
     if (config->GetMarker_All_KindBC(iMarker) == markerType) {
 
@@ -338,12 +342,12 @@ void CMarkerProfileReaderFVM::MergeProfileMarkers() {
           /*--- Store the column names ---*/
 
           SPRINTF(&Buffer_Send_Name[jPoint*MAX_STRING_SIZE], "%s",
-                  columnNames[iMarker].c_str());
+                  columnNames[columnIndex].c_str());
 
            /*--- Store the column values ---*/
 
          SPRINTF(&Buffer_Send_Value[jPoint*MAX_STRING_SIZE], "%s",
-                  columnValues[iMarker].c_str());
+                  columnValues[columnIndex].c_str());
 
           /*--- Increment jPoint as the counter. We need this because iPoint
            may include halo nodes that we skip over during this loop. ---*/
@@ -352,6 +356,7 @@ void CMarkerProfileReaderFVM::MergeProfileMarkers() {
 
         }
       }
+      columnIndex++;
     }
   }