diff --git a/src/Model/Connection/ConnectionBuilder.f90 b/src/Model/Connection/ConnectionBuilder.f90
index 7fbe65b5fc0..c38270385d0 100644
--- a/src/Model/Connection/ConnectionBuilder.f90
+++ b/src/Model/Connection/ConnectionBuilder.f90
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ subroutine processExchanges(this, exchanges, newConnections)
       conEx => GetDisConnExchangeFromList(exchanges, iex)
       if (.not. associated(conEx)) then
         ! if it is not DisConnExchangeType, we can skip it
-        continue
+        cycle
       end if
 
       ! for now, if we have XT3D on the interface, we use a connection,