diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/CurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/CurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp
index 4e31243504ad..1e0f4c1b5de8 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/CurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/CurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
    using panzer::StrPureBasisPair;
    using panzer::StrPureBasisComp;
 
-   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
    Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc,&argv);
+   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
    RCP<Epetra_Comm> Comm = Teuchos::rcp(new Epetra_MpiComm(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
    Teuchos::RCP<const Teuchos::MpiComm<int> > comm = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::MpiComm<int>(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
    Teuchos::FancyOStream out(Teuchos::rcpFromRef(std::cout));
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedCurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedCurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp
index a622c6787d81..357b2c55d956 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedCurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedCurlLaplacianExample/main.cpp
@@ -160,9 +160,8 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
    using panzer::StrPureBasisPair;
    using panzer::StrPureBasisComp;
 
-   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
    Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc,&argv);
+   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
    RCP<Epetra_Comm> Comm = Teuchos::rcp(new Epetra_MpiComm(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
    Teuchos::RCP<const Teuchos::MpiComm<int> > comm = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::MpiComm<int>(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
    Teuchos::FancyOStream out(Teuchos::rcpFromRef(std::cout));
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedPoissonExample/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedPoissonExample/main.cpp
index 353f194dc6eb..32490fcabed8 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedPoissonExample/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/MixedPoissonExample/main.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
    using panzer::StrPureBasisPair;
    using panzer::StrPureBasisComp;
 
-   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
    //panzer::HP::inst().overrideSizes(1,1,1);
 
    {
@@ -130,6 +128,7 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
 
 
      Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc,&argv);
+     Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
      RCP<Epetra_Comm> Comm = Teuchos::rcp(new Epetra_MpiComm(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
      Teuchos::RCP<const Teuchos::MpiComm<int> > comm = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::MpiComm<int>(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
      Teuchos::FancyOStream out(Teuchos::rcpFromRef(std::cout));
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/ModelEvaluator/main_driver.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/ModelEvaluator/main_driver.cpp
index 2dfa6f353e94..8c00720a3952 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/ModelEvaluator/main_driver.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/ModelEvaluator/main_driver.cpp
@@ -108,12 +108,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   using Teuchos::rcp;
   using Teuchos::rcp_dynamic_cast;
 
-  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
   int status = 0;
 
   Teuchos::oblackholestream blackhole;
   Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc, &argv, &blackhole);
+  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
 
   Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::FancyOStream> out = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::FancyOStream(Teuchos::rcp(&std::cout,false)));
   Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::FancyOStream> pout = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::FancyOStream(Teuchos::rcp(&std::cout,false)));
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonExample/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonExample/main.cpp
index 1b4c7793e842..f0678f48af8a 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonExample/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonExample/main.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
    using panzer::StrPureBasisPair;
    using panzer::StrPureBasisComp;
 
-   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
    Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc,&argv);
+   Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
    RCP<const Teuchos::MpiComm<int> > tComm = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::MpiComm<int>(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
    Teuchos::FancyOStream out(Teuchos::rcpFromRef(std::cout));
    out.setOutputToRootOnly(0);
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceExample/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceExample/main.cpp
index 20aff33171fc..dd29f68ea5c5 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceExample/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceExample/main.cpp
@@ -384,12 +384,11 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
   using panzer::StrPureBasisPair;
   using panzer::StrPureBasisComp;
 
-  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
   int status = 0;
   try {
 
     Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc, &argv);
+    Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
     RCP<const Teuchos::MpiComm<int> > tComm = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::MpiComm<int>(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
     Teuchos::FancyOStream out(Teuchos::rcpFromRef(std::cout));
     out.setOutputToRootOnly(0);
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceTpetra/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceTpetra/main.cpp
index dac42f02fcab..b6924c2e87e6 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceTpetra/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/PoissonInterfaceTpetra/main.cpp
@@ -457,12 +457,11 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
   using panzer::StrPureBasisPair;
   using panzer::StrPureBasisComp;
 
-  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
   int status = 0;
   try {
 
     Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc, &argv);
+    Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
     RCP<const Teuchos::MpiComm<int> > tComm = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::MpiComm<int>(MPI_COMM_WORLD));
     Teuchos::FancyOStream out(Teuchos::rcpFromRef(std::cout));
     out.setOutputToRootOnly(0);
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/main_driver/main_driver.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/main_driver/main_driver.cpp
index e132bf5a93b4..317add1bcd88 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/main_driver/main_driver.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/example/main_driver/main_driver.cpp
@@ -80,12 +80,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
   int status = 0;
 
   Teuchos::oblackholestream blackhole;
   Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc, &argv, &blackhole);
+  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
 
   Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::FancyOStream> out = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::FancyOStream(Teuchos::rcp(&std::cout,false)));
   Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::FancyOStream> pout = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::FancyOStream(Teuchos::rcp(&std::cout,false)));
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/siamCse17/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/siamCse17/main.cpp
index 8de87d28c865..895e14855914 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/siamCse17/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/siamCse17/main.cpp
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ main(
   int status(0);
 
   // Initialize Kokkos/MPI.
-  Kokkos::initialize(argc, argv);
   oblackholestream blackhole;
   GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc, &argv, &blackhole);
+  Kokkos::initialize(argc, argv);
 
   // Set up the fancy output stream.
   RCP<FancyOStream> out = rcp(new FancyOStream(rcp(&cout, false)));
diff --git a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/step01/main.cpp b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/step01/main.cpp
index 1925fbddb2bd..67a160772661 100644
--- a/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/step01/main.cpp
+++ b/packages/panzer/adapters-stk/tutorial/step01/main.cpp
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   using Teuchos::rcp;
   using Teuchos::rcp_dynamic_cast;
 
-  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
-
   int status = 0;
 
   Teuchos::oblackholestream blackhole;
   Teuchos::GlobalMPISession mpiSession(&argc, &argv, &blackhole);
+  Kokkos::initialize(argc,argv);
 
   Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::FancyOStream> out = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::FancyOStream(Teuchos::rcp(&std::cout,false)));
   Teuchos::RCP<Teuchos::FancyOStream> pout = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::FancyOStream(Teuchos::rcp(&std::cout,false)));