diff --git a/eo/src/apply.h b/eo/src/apply.h
index df3c43e1c..7845c14ec 100644
--- a/eo/src/apply.h
+++ b/eo/src/apply.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void parallelApply(
         eo::mpi::ParallelEvalStore<EOT> & _store )
 {
     _store.data( _pop );
+    _algo.reinit( _pop.size() );
     eo::mpi::ParallelApply<EOT> job( _algo, _masterRank, _store );
     job.run();
 }
diff --git a/eo/src/mpi/eoMpiAssignmentAlgorithm.h b/eo/src/mpi/eoMpiAssignmentAlgorithm.h
index aa162d951..c3d24a196 100644
--- a/eo/src/mpi/eoMpiAssignmentAlgorithm.h
+++ b/eo/src/mpi/eoMpiAssignmentAlgorithm.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace eo
             virtual int availableWorkers( ) = 0;
             virtual void confirm( int wrkRank ) = 0;
             virtual std::vector<int> idles( ) = 0;
+            virtual void reinit( int runs ) = 0;
         };
 
         struct DynamicAssignmentAlgorithm : public AssignmentAlgorithm
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ namespace eo
                     return availableWrk;
                 }
 
+                void reinit( int _ )
+                {
+                    ++_;
+                    // nothing to do
+                }
+
             protected:
                 std::vector< int > availableWrk;
         };
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ namespace eo
 
                 void confirm( int rank )
                 {
-                    int i = -1;
+                    int i = -1; // i is the real index in table
                     for( unsigned int j = 0; j < realRank.size(); ++j )
                     {
                         if( realRank[j] == rank )
@@ -196,6 +203,11 @@ namespace eo
                     ++freeWorkers;
                 }
 
+                void reinit( int runs )
+                {
+                    init( realRank, runs );
+                }
+
             private:
                 std::vector<int> attributions;
                 std::vector<int> realRank;
diff --git a/eo/src/mpi/eoTerminateJob.h b/eo/src/mpi/eoTerminateJob.h
index 25e63eb76..d85aeeb05 100644
--- a/eo/src/mpi/eoTerminateJob.h
+++ b/eo/src/mpi/eoTerminateJob.h
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ namespace eo
             {
                 // empty
             }
+
+            ~EmptyJob()
+            {
+                std::vector< int > idles = assignmentAlgo.idles();
+                for(unsigned i = 0, size = idles.size(); i < size; ++i)
+                {
+                    comm.send( idles[i], Channel::Commands, Message::Kill );
+                }
+            }
         };
 
         /*