diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.cpp
index 4f95a92662..66039de421 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ StepStatus SstWriter::BeginStep(StepMode mode, const float timeout_sec)
     return StepStatus::OK;
 }
 
+size_t SstWriter::CurrentStep() const { return m_WriterStep; }
+
 void SstWriter::MarshalAttributes()
 {
     PERFSTUBS_SCOPED_TIMER_FUNC();
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.h b/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.h
index c4bb9d2794..5f0d5cfce1 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.h
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/sst/SstWriter.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class SstWriter : public Engine
 
     StepStatus BeginStep(StepMode mode,
                          const float timeoutSeconds = -1.0) final;
+    size_t CurrentStep() const final;
     void PerformPuts() final;
     void EndStep() final;
     void Flush(const int transportIndex = -1) final;
diff --git a/source/utils/adios_iotest/adios_iotest.cpp b/source/utils/adios_iotest/adios_iotest.cpp
index 27a743fcff..c966857f1f 100644
--- a/source/utils/adios_iotest/adios_iotest.cpp
+++ b/source/utils/adios_iotest/adios_iotest.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int provided;
-    int threadSupportLevel = MPI_THREAD_SINGLE;
-
-    if (std::string(argv[1]) == "SST")
-    {
-        threadSupportLevel = MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE;
-    }
-
+    int threadSupportLevel = MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE;
     MPI_Init_thread(&argc, &argv, threadSupportLevel, &provided);
 
     Settings settings;