diff --git a/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp b/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp
index 35c08ec50c..ca40b40876 100755
--- a/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp
+++ b/src/ASPHERE/compute_temp_asphere.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 ComputeTempAsphere::ComputeTempAsphere(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg != 3 || narg != 4)
+  if (narg != 3 && narg != 4)
     error->all("Illegal compute temp/asphere command");
 
   if (!atom->quat_flag || !atom->angmom_flag)
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void ComputeTempAsphere::init()
       error->all("Bias compute group does not match compute group");
     tbias->init();
     if (strcmp(tbias->style,"temp/region") == 0) tempbias = 2;
+    else tempbias = 1;
   }
 
   fix_dof = 0;
diff --git a/src/compute_temp.cpp b/src/compute_temp.cpp
index 263eb39fa0..c43b7e868a 100644
--- a/src/compute_temp.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_temp.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #include "mpi.h"
+#include "string.h"
 #include "compute_temp.h"
 #include "atom.h"
 #include "force.h"
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ ComputeTemp::ComputeTemp(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   extscalar = 0;
   extvector = 1;
   tempflag = 1;
-  tempbias = 0;
 
   vector = new double[6];
 }
diff --git a/src/compute_temp_partial.cpp b/src/compute_temp_partial.cpp
index 2e06bfcd90..079b969b3c 100644
--- a/src/compute_temp_partial.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_temp_partial.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ void ComputeTempPartial::dof_compute()
 
 int ComputeTempPartial::dof_remove(int i)
 {
-  return 0;
+  int nper = xflag+yflag+zflag;
+  if (domain->dimension == 2) nper = xflag+yflag;
+  return (domain->dimension - nper);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp b/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp
index fcbca34fae..6ce412c18b 100644
--- a/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_temp_sphere.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
 ComputeTempSphere::ComputeTempSphere(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : 
   Compute(lmp, narg, arg)
 {
-  if (narg != 3 || narg != 4)
+  if (narg != 3 && narg != 4)
     error->all("Illegal compute temp/sphere command");
 
   scalar_flag = vector_flag = 1;