diff --git a/ssc/cmod_sco2_csp_system.cpp b/ssc/cmod_sco2_csp_system.cpp
index 3de835c6f..778079b5a 100644
--- a/ssc/cmod_sco2_csp_system.cpp
+++ b/ssc/cmod_sco2_csp_system.cpp
@@ -340,14 +340,6 @@ class cm_sco2_csp_system : public compute_module
 		if (sco2_des_err != 0)
 			return;
 
-
-
-        return;
-
-
-
-
-
 		double m_dot_htf_design = c_sco2_cycle.get_phx_des_par()->m_m_dot_hot_des;	//[kg/s]
 
 		bool is_rc = c_sco2_cycle.get_design_solved()->ms_rc_cycle_solved.m_is_rc;
diff --git a/ssc/csp_common.cpp b/ssc/csp_common.cpp
index 2dc266d84..d1f4f1958 100644
--- a/ssc/csp_common.cpp
+++ b/ssc/csp_common.cpp
@@ -1245,15 +1245,6 @@ int sco2_design_cmod_common(compute_module *cm, C_sco2_phx_air_cooler & c_sco2_c
 		throw exec_error("sco2_csp_system", csp_exception.m_error_message);
 	}
 
-
-
-
-    return -1;
-
-
-
-
-
 	// If all calls were successful, log to SSC any messages from sco2_recomp_csp
 	while (c_sco2_cycle.mc_messages.get_message(&out_type, &out_msg))
 	{
diff --git a/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.cpp b/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.cpp
index 6d1fddf66..5e840da7b 100644
--- a/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.cpp
+++ b/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void C_sco2_phx_air_cooler::design_core()
 
 	if (ms_des_par.m_cycle_config == 2)
 	{
-        std::unique_ptr<C_PartialCooling_Cycle> c_pc_cycle = std::unique_ptr<C_PartialCooling_Cycle>(new C_PartialCooling_Cycle(
+        std::shared_ptr<C_PartialCooling_Cycle> c_pc_cycle = std::unique_ptr<C_PartialCooling_Cycle>(new C_PartialCooling_Cycle(
             turbo_gen_motor_config,
             eta_generator,
             T_mc_in,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void C_sco2_phx_air_cooler::design_core()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-        std::unique_ptr<C_RecompCycle> c_rc_cycle = std::unique_ptr<C_RecompCycle>(new C_RecompCycle(
+        std::shared_ptr<C_RecompCycle> c_rc_cycle = std::unique_ptr<C_RecompCycle>(new C_RecompCycle(
             turbo_gen_motor_config,
             eta_generator,
             T_mc_in,
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ void C_sco2_phx_air_cooler::design_core()
 		s_cycle_config = "recompression";
 
         mpc_sco2_cycle = std::move(c_rc_cycle);
-
-        return;
 	}
 
 	// Set min temp
diff --git a/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.h b/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.h
index 45d4d008a..c08d27684 100644
--- a/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.h
+++ b/tcs/sco2_pc_csp_int.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class C_sco2_phx_air_cooler
 
 private:
 
-    std::unique_ptr<C_sco2_cycle_core> mpc_sco2_cycle;
+    std::shared_ptr<C_sco2_cycle_core> mpc_sco2_cycle;
 
 	C_HX_co2_to_htf mc_phx;
 
diff --git a/test/ssc_test/cmod_sco2_csp_system_test.cpp b/test/ssc_test/cmod_sco2_csp_system_test.cpp
index 2a9d9547f..7357d4372 100644
--- a/test/ssc_test/cmod_sco2_csp_system_test.cpp
+++ b/test/ssc_test/cmod_sco2_csp_system_test.cpp
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ NAMESPACE_TEST(sco2_tests, SCO2Cycle, Parametrics)
     
 
     //bool errors = false;
-    //EXPECT_FALSE(errors);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(errors);
 
-    /*
+    
     if (!errors) {
         EXPECT_NEAR_FRAC(sco2.GetOutput("T_htf_cold_des"), 529.6897, kErrorToleranceLo);
         EXPECT_NEAR_FRAC(sco2.GetOutput("eta_thermal_calc"), 0.5071197, kErrorToleranceLo);
@@ -137,5 +137,5 @@ NAMESPACE_TEST(sco2_tests, SCO2Cycle, Parametrics)
         EXPECT_FLOATS_NEARLY_EQ(sco2.GetOutputVector("W_dot_net_less_cooling_od"), W_dot_net_less_cooling_od_exp, kErrorToleranceLo*W_dot_net_less_cooling_od_exp[0]);
 
     }
-    */
+    
 }