diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh.f90 b/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh.f90
index 56738f5..3f7e139 100644
--- a/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh.f90
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh.f90
@@ -72,17 +72,25 @@ MODULE moduleMesh
   TYPE:: meshNodePointer
     CLASS(meshNode), POINTER:: obj
     CONTAINS
-      procedure, pass:: meshNodePointer_equal
-      generic:: operator(==) => meshNodePointer_equal
+      procedure, pass:: meshNodePointer_equal_type_type
+      procedure, pass:: meshNodePointer_equal_type_int
+      generic:: operator(==) => meshNodePointer_equal_type_type, meshNodePointer_equal_type_int
 
   END TYPE meshNodePointer
 
   interface
-    module function meshNodePointer_equal(self, other) result(isEqual)
+    module function meshNodePointer_equal_type_type(self, other) result(isEqual)
       class(meshNodePointer), intent(in):: self, other
       logical:: isEqual
 
-    end function meshNodePointer_equal
+    end function meshNodePointer_equal_type_type
+
+    module function meshNodePointer_equal_type_int(self, other) result(isEqual)
+      class(meshNodePointer), intent(in):: self
+      integer, intent(in):: other
+      logical:: isEqual
+
+    end function meshNodePointer_equal_type_int
 
   end interface
 
@@ -839,7 +847,7 @@ MODULE moduleMesh
 
     module subroutine addNodes(self, nodes)
       class(boundaryEMGeneric), intent(inout):: self
-      type(meshNodePointer), intent(in):: nodes(:)
+      integer, intent(in):: nodes(:)
 
     end subroutine addNodes
 
diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@boundaryEM.f90 b/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@boundaryEM.f90
index c4154e9..a319bdd 100644
--- a/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@boundaryEM.f90
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@boundaryEM.f90
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ submodule(moduleMesh) boundaryEM
       implicit none
 
       class(boundaryEMGeneric), intent(inout):: self
-      type(meshNodePointer), intent(in)::       nodes(:)
-      INTEGER:: n, nn, nNodes
+      integer, intent(in)::                     nodes(:)
+      integer:: n, nn, nNodes
       logical:: inArray
+      type(meshNodePointer):: nodeToAdd
 
 
       nNodes = size(nodes)
       ! Collect all nodes that are not already in the boundary
       DO n = 1, nNodes
+        nodeToAdd%obj => mesh%nodes(nodes(n))%obj
         inArray = .false.
         ! I cannot use the procedure 'any' for this
         do nn = 1 , size(self%nodes)
-          IF (self%nodes(nn) == nodes(n)) THEN
+          IF (self%nodes(nn) == nodeToAdd) THEN
             ! Node already in array
             inArray = .true.
             exit
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ submodule(moduleMesh) boundaryEM
 
         if (.not. inArray) then
           ! If not, add element to array of nodes
-          self%nodes = [self%nodes, nodes(n)]
+          self%nodes = [self%nodes, nodeToAdd]
 
         end if
 
diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@elements.f90 b/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@elements.f90
index c05e7e7..2291919 100644
--- a/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@elements.f90
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/moduleMesh@elements.f90
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ submodule(moduleMesh) elements
 
     END SUBROUTINE resetOutput
 
-    module function meshNodePointer_equal(self, other) result(isEqual)
+    function meshNodePointer_equal_type_type(self, other) result(isEqual)
       implicit none
 
       class(meshNodePointer), intent(in):: self, other
@@ -26,7 +26,18 @@ submodule(moduleMesh) elements
 
       isEqual = self%obj%n == other%obj%n
 
-    end function meshNodePointer_equal
+    end function meshNodePointer_equal_type_type
+
+    function meshNodePointer_equal_type_int(self, other) result(isEqual)
+      implicit none
+
+      class(meshNodePointer), intent(in):: self
+      integer, intent(in):: other
+      logical:: isEqual
+
+      isEqual = self%obj%n == other
+
+    end function meshNodePointer_equal_type_int
 
     !Constructs the global K matrix
     PURE module SUBROUTINE constructGlobalK(self)