diff --git a/chunkie/+chnk/chunkerkerneval_smooth.m b/chunkie/+chnk/chunkerkerneval_smooth.m
index 41320c3..c3c83e8 100644
--- a/chunkie/+chnk/chunkerkerneval_smooth.m
+++ b/chunkie/+chnk/chunkerkerneval_smooth.m
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 % flag targets that are within 1e-14 of sources
 % these are automatically ignored by the fmm and 
 % in chunkermat corrections
-if ~strcmpi(imethod,'fmm')
+if ~(strcmpi(imethod,'fmm') && isempty(flag))
     flagslf = chnk.flagself(targinfo.r, chnkr.r, 1e-14*diam);
     if isempty(flagslf)
         selfzero = sparse(opdims(1)*size(targinfo.r(:,:),2), ...
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
         selfzero = sparse(flagslftarg,flagslfsrc, 1e-300, ...
             opdims(1)*size(targinfo.r(:,:),2), opdims(2)*chnkr.npt);
     end
+else
+    selfzero = sparse(opdims(1)*size(targinfo.r(:,:),2), ...
+        opdims(2)*chnkr.npt);
 end
 
 if strcmpi(imethod,'direct')
diff --git a/devtools/test/chunkermatapplyTest.m b/devtools/test/chunkermatapplyTest.m
index 3cd14f4..4894d37 100644
--- a/devtools/test/chunkermatapplyTest.m
+++ b/devtools/test/chunkermatapplyTest.m
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 cparams = [];
 cparams.eps = 1.0e-4;
-cparams.nover = 3;
 pref = []; 
 pref.k = 16;
 narms = 5;