diff --git a/Geo/GModelIO_GEO.cpp b/Geo/GModelIO_GEO.cpp
index 37e44000564eab4e15ee3dd449307711afa2c9f4..c7a3bb403c79acf052ebe19f24e297c11bf23419 100644
--- a/Geo/GModelIO_GEO.cpp
+++ b/Geo/GModelIO_GEO.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int GModel::readGEO(const std::string &name)
 
 int GModel::exportDiscreteGEOInternals()
 {
-  int maxv = 1;
+  int maxv = 1; // FIXME: temporary - see TODO below
 
   if(_geo_internals){
     maxv = _geo_internals->MaxVolumeNum;