diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 862e159..0d6a80e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ int main() {
 
     distribute_text();
 
-    // sending the remain to the last trial
-    // this is necessary for the calculation of the offset
-    if (rank == MASTER)
-        MPI_Send(&remain, 1, MPI_INT, size - 1, DEFAULT_TAG, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-    else if (rank == size - 1)
-        MPI_Recv(&remain, 1, MPI_INT, MASTER, DEFAULT_TAG, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
-
     printf("%d -> input: %s\n", rank, private_text);
     printf("%d -> text len: %d\n", rank, private_text_len);
 
@@ -87,6 +80,13 @@ int main() {
             find_end(residue, pattern, private_text, &matches, &match_number);
     }
 
+    // sending the remain to the last process
+    // this is necessary for the calculation of shift amount
+    if (rank == MASTER)
+        MPI_Send(&remain, 1, MPI_INT, size - 1, DEFAULT_TAG, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    else if (rank == size - 1)
+        MPI_Recv(&remain, 1, MPI_INT, MASTER, DEFAULT_TAG, MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
+
     // transformation of match indices from relative to absolute position.
     int shift = rank * (private_text_len - remain); // the rest is zero for all but the last process
     apply_shift(shift, matches, match_number);