diff --git a/src/Evolution/Executables/RadiationTransport/MonteCarlo/EvolveMonteCarlo.hpp b/src/Evolution/Executables/RadiationTransport/MonteCarlo/EvolveMonteCarlo.hpp
index 3511fbed7d8ee..90e8f17af930c 100644
--- a/src/Evolution/Executables/RadiationTransport/MonteCarlo/EvolveMonteCarlo.hpp
+++ b/src/Evolution/Executables/RadiationTransport/MonteCarlo/EvolveMonteCarlo.hpp
@@ -178,19 +178,20 @@ struct EvolutionMetavars {
           tmpl::at<typename factory_creation::factory_classes, Event>>>>;
 
   using step_actions = tmpl::flatten<tmpl::list<
-      Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::SendDataForMcCommunication<
-          volume_dim,
-          // No local time stepping
-          false, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PreStep>,
-      Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::ReceiveDataForMcCommunication<
-          volume_dim, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PreStep>,
+      // Actions::RecordTimeStepperData<system>,
+      // Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::SendDataForMcCommunication<
+      //   volume_dim,
+      //  No local time stepping
+      //    false, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PreStep>,
+      // Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::ReceiveDataForMcCommunication<
+      //    volume_dim, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PreStep>,
       Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::TakeTimeStep<EnergyBins, NeutrinoSpecies>,
-      Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::SendDataForMcCommunication<
-          volume_dim,
-          // No local time stepping
-          false, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PostStep>,
-      Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::ReceiveDataForMcCommunication<
-          volume_dim, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PostStep>,
+      // Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::SendDataForMcCommunication<
+      //     volume_dim,
+      //  No local time stepping
+      //    false, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PostStep>,
+      // Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::ReceiveDataForMcCommunication<
+      //    volume_dim, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PostStep>,
       // Actions::RecordTimeStepperData<system>,
       // evolution::Actions::RunEventsAndDenseTriggers<tmpl::list<>>,
       Actions::CleanHistory<system, false>>>;
@@ -201,7 +202,9 @@ struct EvolutionMetavars {
   using initialization_actions = tmpl::list<
       Initialization::Actions::InitializeItems<
           Initialization::TimeStepping<EvolutionMetavars, TimeStepperBase>,
-          evolution::dg::Initialization::Domain<volume_dim>>,
+          evolution::dg::Initialization::Domain<volume_dim>  //,
+          // Initialization::TimeStepperHistory<EvolutionMetavars>
+          >,
       Initialization::Actions::AddSimpleTags<
           evolution::dg::BackgroundGrVars<system, EvolutionMetavars, true>>,
       evolution::dg::subcell::Actions::SetSubcellGrid<volume_dim, system,
@@ -224,7 +227,6 @@ struct EvolutionMetavars {
       tmpl::list<
           Parallel::PhaseActions<Parallel::Phase::Initialization,
                                  initialization_actions>,
-          //,
           // Parallel::PhaseActions<
           //     Parallel::Phase::InitializeTimeStepperHistory,
           //     SelfStart::self_start_procedure<step_actions, system>>,
@@ -235,9 +237,27 @@ struct EvolutionMetavars {
 
           Parallel::PhaseActions<
               Parallel::Phase::Evolve,
-              tmpl::list<Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::TakeTimeStep<
-                             EnergyBins, NeutrinoSpecies>,
-                         Parallel::Actions::TerminatePhase>>
+              tmpl::list<
+                  Actions::AdvanceTime, Actions::AdvanceTime,
+                  Actions::AdvanceTime,
+                  Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::SendDataForMcCommunication<
+                      volume_dim,
+                      // No local time stepping
+                      false, Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PreStep>,
+                  Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::ReceiveDataForMcCommunication<
+                      volume_dim,
+                      Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PreStep>,
+                  Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::TakeTimeStep<EnergyBins,
+                                                               NeutrinoSpecies>,
+                  Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::SendDataForMcCommunication<
+                      volume_dim,
+                      // No local time stepping
+                      false,
+                      Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PostStep>,
+                  Particles::MonteCarlo::Actions::ReceiveDataForMcCommunication<
+                      volume_dim,
+                      Particles::MonteCarlo::CommunicationStep::PostStep>,
+                  Parallel::Actions::TerminatePhase>>
           //      tmpl::list<evolution::Actions::RunEventsAndTriggers,
           //                 Actions::ChangeSlabSize, //step_actions,
           //                 Actions::AdvanceTime,
diff --git a/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/InitializeMonteCarlo.hpp b/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/InitializeMonteCarlo.hpp
index 21a1c59f67d33..ae7f91fd84839 100644
--- a/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/InitializeMonteCarlo.hpp
+++ b/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/InitializeMonteCarlo.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "DataStructures/DataBox/DataBox.hpp"
 #include "Domain/Tags.hpp"
 #include "Evolution/Initialization/InitialData.hpp"
+#include "Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/GhostZoneCommunicationTags.hpp"
 #include "Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/MortarData.hpp"
 #include "Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Packet.hpp"
 #include "Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Tags.hpp"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Initialization::Actions {
 ///   * Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::CellLightCrossingTime<DataVector>
 ///   * Background hydro variables
 ///   * Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::MortarDataTag<dim>
+///   * Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::McGhostZoneDataTag<dim>
 ///
 /// - Removes: nothing
 /// - Modifies: nothing
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ struct InitializeMCTags {
                      NeutrinoSpecies>,
                  Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::CellLightCrossingTime<DataVector>,
                  hydro_variables_tag,
-                 Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::MortarDataTag<dim>>;
+                 Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::MortarDataTag<dim>,
+                 Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::McGhostZoneDataTag<dim>>;
 
   using compute_tags = tmpl::list<>;
 
@@ -142,6 +145,13 @@ struct InitializeMCTags {
         tmpl::list<Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::MortarDataTag<dim>>>(
         make_not_null(&box), std::move(mortar_data));
 
+    using GhostZoneData =
+        typename Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::McGhostZoneDataTag<dim>::type;
+    GhostZoneData ghost_zone_data{};
+    Initialization::mutate_assign<
+        tmpl::list<Particles::MonteCarlo::Tags::McGhostZoneDataTag<dim>>>(
+        make_not_null(&box), std::move(ghost_zone_data));
+
     return {Parallel::AlgorithmExecution::Continue, std::nullopt};
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/TimeStepActions.hpp b/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/TimeStepActions.hpp
index 7d60ecb6dff77..42bf52adaad26 100644
--- a/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/TimeStepActions.hpp
+++ b/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/Actions/TimeStepActions.hpp
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ struct TimeStepMutator {
     const size_t num_ghost_zones = 1;
     // Get information stored in various databox containers in
     // the format expected by take_time_step_on_element
-    const double start_time = 0.0;  // current_step_id.step_time().value();
-    const double end_time = 0.1;    // next_step_id.step_time().value();
+    const double start_time = current_step_id.step_time().value();
+    const double end_time = next_step_id.step_time().value();
     Scalar<DataVector> det_jacobian_logical_to_inertial(lapse);
     get(det_jacobian_logical_to_inertial) =
         1.0 / get(det_inverse_jacobian_logical_to_inertial);
diff --git a/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/GhostZoneCommunication.hpp b/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/GhostZoneCommunication.hpp
index 2f9422a5848a7..d11ba5cedcc30 100644
--- a/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/GhostZoneCommunication.hpp
+++ b/src/Evolution/Particles/MonteCarlo/GhostZoneCommunication.hpp
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ struct ReceiveDataForMcCommunication {
                 const DataVector& received_data_direction =
                     received_data[directional_element_id]
                         .ghost_zone_hydro_variables;
-                REQUIRE(received_data[directional_element_id]
-                            .packets_entering_this_element == std::nullopt);
+                // REQUIRE(received_data[directional_element_id]
+                //             .packets_entering_this_element == std::nullopt);
                 if (mortar_data->rest_mass_density[directional_element_id] ==
                     std::nullopt) {
                   continue;
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ struct ReceiveDataForMcCommunication {
                         received_data[directional_element_id]
                             .packets_entering_this_element;
                 // Temporary: currently no data for coupling to the fluid
-                REQUIRE(received_data[directional_element_id]
-                            .ghost_zone_hydro_variables.size() == 0);
+                // REQUIRE(received_data[directional_element_id]
+                //            .ghost_zone_hydro_variables.size() == 0);
                 if (received_data_packets == std::nullopt) {
                   continue;
                 } else {