diff --git a/dumux/common/start.hh b/dumux/common/start.hh
index 7a3caf70f8093bf7946bfb4db4e43dc15288d2e6..76951d236bd7166db01485e58ebdf46c8961375b 100644
--- a/dumux/common/start.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/start.hh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int startFromDGF(int argc, char **argv)
                 std::cerr << "WARNING: THE PROGRAM IS STARTED USING MPI, BUT THE GRID IMPLEMENTATION\n"
                           << "         YOU HAVE CHOSEN IS NOT PARALLEL!\n";
             }
-        	gridPtr->loadBalance();
+        	gridPtr.loadBalance();
         }
 
         // instantiate and run the concrete problem