--- src/lib/ckt/noisean.c.orig	2010-02-10 00:07:14.000000000 +0000
+++ src/lib/ckt/noisean.c	2010-02-10 00:11:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Copyright 1990 Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 Author: 1987 Gary W. Ng
 **********/
+/* Patch to noisean.c by Richard D. McRoberts.
+ *
+ */
 
 #include "spice.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -107,8 +110,12 @@
 	error = CKTop(ckt, (ckt->CKTmode & MODEUIC) | MODEDCOP | MODEINITJCT,
 		(ckt->CKTmode & MODEUIC) | MODEDCOP | MODEINITFLOAT,
 		ckt->CKTdcMaxIter);
+	if (error) return(error);
 
+	ckt->CKTmode = (ckt->CKTmode & MODEUIC) | MODEDCOP | MODEINITSMSIG;
+	error = CKTload(ckt);
 	if (error) return(error);
+
         data = (Ndata*)MALLOC(sizeof(Ndata));
 	step = 0;
 	data->freq = job->NstartFreq;