diff --git a/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C b/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C
index 44a04e3ff..df9b82c1f 100644
--- a/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C
+++ b/src/overset/TiogaSTKIface.C
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ TiogaSTKIface::post_connectivity_work(const bool isDecoupled)
   ScalarIntFieldType* ibf =
     meta_.get_field<ScalarIntFieldType>(stk::topology::NODE_RANK, "iblank");
   std::vector<const stk::mesh::FieldBase*> pvec{ibf};
-  stk::mesh::copy_owned_to_shared(bulk_, pvec);
+  stk::mesh::parallel_min(bulk_, {ibf});
 
   for (auto& tb : blocks_) {
     // Call update_iblanks again to assign holeNodes and fringeNodes vectors