--- /tmp/netmist.c	2021-06-24 09:05:48.077851796 -0500
+++ netmist.c	2021-06-24 08:59:33.065339275 -0500
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@
 void init_tests (int);
 void create_tests (int);
 int gen_op (int, int);
-void client_init_files (int);
+void client_init_files (int,int);
 void client_init_block (char *);
 void client_validate_ops (void);
 
@@ -4345,22 +4345,26 @@
 	{
 
 	    /*
-	     * If we're skipping initialization, we still need to walk down to
-	     * get our working directory, which would ordinarily be a
-	     * side-effect of client_init_files.  Instead, do just that piece here.
-	     */
-
-	    setup_workdir (cmdline.client_id, 0);
+ 	     * Need to set the skip flag for client_init_files to fill in the file sizes in memory 
+ 	     */
+	    if (cmdline.sharing_flag)
+	    {
+		client_init_files (0,1);
+	    }
+	    else
+	    {
+		client_init_files (cmdline.client_id,1);
+	    }
 	}
 	else
 	{
 	    if (cmdline.sharing_flag)
 	    {
-		client_init_files (0);
+		client_init_files (0,0);
 	    }
 	    else
 	    {
-		client_init_files (cmdline.client_id);
+		client_init_files (cmdline.client_id,0);
 	    }
 	}
 	log_file (LOG_EXEC, "Finished client init files.\n");
@@ -7646,7 +7650,7 @@
  * __doc__
  */
 void
-client_init_files (int client_id)
+client_init_files (int client_id, int skip)
 {
 #if defined(WIN32)
     DWORD ret = 0;
@@ -7802,7 +7806,15 @@
     log_file (LOG_EXEC, "Client %d: client_dirs: %d\n",
 	      client_id, cmdline.client_dirs);
 
-    setup_workdir (client_id, 1);
+    /* Skip creation of directories, if skip == 1*/
+    if(skip)
+    {
+       setup_workdir (client_id, 0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+       setup_workdir (client_id, 1);
+    }
 
     for (k = 0; k < NUM_OP_TYPES; k++)
     {
@@ -8161,7 +8173,8 @@
 			if (k == OP_RMDIR)
 			    continue;
 			/* Create an empty file. Use virtualized interface  */
-			(*Netmist_Ops[my_workload].init_empty_file) (kdir,
+			if(!skip)
+			    (*Netmist_Ops[my_workload].init_empty_file) (kdir,
 								     leaf_name);
 			empty_count++;
 		    }
@@ -8179,7 +8192,8 @@
 			 */
 			if (k == OP_RMDIR)
 			    continue;
-			(*Netmist_Ops[my_workload].init_file) (k, file_ptr);
+			if(!skip)
+			    (*Netmist_Ops[my_workload].init_file) (k, file_ptr);
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
@@ -8488,7 +8502,9 @@
 	vds = vfst->netmist_vfs_direct_size (vfsr);
 	*ds = (*ds / vds) * vds;
 	if (nozero && (*ds == 0))
+	{
 	    *ds = vds;
+	}
     }
     return od;
 }
@@ -10441,7 +10457,7 @@
     {
 	const char *nes = netmist_vfs_errstr (err);
 	log_file (LOG_EXEC,
-		  "Generic read op failed file %s in %s: Error %s, Error value %d Ret %d Flags 0x%x Trans 0x%x Offset 0x%llx\n",
+		  "Generic read op failed file %s in %s: Error %s, Error value %d Flags 0x%x Trans 0x%x Offset 0x%llx\n",
 		  fp->relfilename, VFS (pathptr, fp->dir), nes, err, flags,
 		  trans, fp->seqread_offset);
 
@@ -18533,15 +18549,26 @@
     client_validate_ops ();
     if ((cmdline.skip_init == 1) && (dir_exist () == 0))
     {
+	/*
+ 	 * Need to call the _skip version of client_init_files to fill in the file sizes in memory 
+ 	 */
+        if (cmdline.sharing_flag)
+        {
+	    client_init_files (0,1);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+	    client_init_files (cmdline.client_id,1);
+        }
 	return;
     }
     if (cmdline.sharing_flag)
     {
-	client_init_files (0);
+	client_init_files (0,0);
     }
     else
     {
-	client_init_files (cmdline.client_id);
+	client_init_files (cmdline.client_id,0);
     }
 }
 
--- /tmp/netmist_version.c	2021-06-24 09:05:54.013891567 -0500
+++ netmist_version.c	2021-06-24 09:01:42.189204383 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #include "netmist_version.h"
-char *git_date = "Tue Nov  3 16:41:01 CST 2020";
-char *git_sha = "b14f6dd081899c693e96da008b2fec8d51d70757";
-char *git_version = "$Revision: 2511 $";
+char *git_date = "Thu Jun 24 09:01:42 CDT 2021";
+char *git_sha = "270603e00abfe728f5f7e4970ce5b662319f590a";
+char *git_version = "$Revision: 2516 $";