diff --git a/src/Model/GroundWaterFlow/gwf-csub.f90 b/src/Model/GroundWaterFlow/gwf-csub.f90
index 1f9831f4c47..93fa1a09060 100644
--- a/src/Model/GroundWaterFlow/gwf-csub.f90
+++ b/src/Model/GroundWaterFlow/gwf-csub.f90
@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ subroutine csub_da(this)
       end if
       !
       ! -- output table
-      if (this%istrainib > 0 .or. this%istrainsk > 0) then
+      if (associated(this%outputtab)) then
         call this%outputtab%table_da()
         deallocate (this%outputtab)
         nullify (this%outputtab)