diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc b/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc
index f9d1e95a83aa38ed0475c06850698d2b867f6f99..b9e5990eed25f92452baa56b5591aeede384fe3d 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/cascade_example.cc
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <corsika/utl/CorsikaFenv.h>
 
-#include <boost/type_index.hpp>
-using boost::typeindex::type_id_with_cvr;
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include <limits>
 #include <typeinfo>
@@ -267,9 +264,6 @@ int main() {
   // auto sequence = p0 << sibyll << decay << hadronicElastic << cut << trackWriter;
   auto sequence = p0 << sibyll << sibyllNuc << decay << cut << trackWriter;
 
-  // cout << "decltype(sequence)=" << type_id_with_cvr<decltype(sequence)>().pretty_name()
-  // << "\n";
-
   // setup particle stack, and add primary particle
   setup::Stack stack;
   stack.Clear();
diff --git a/Framework/Cascade/Cascade.h b/Framework/Cascade/Cascade.h
index 3880fba0d7413228c89c927a375e35463ffafdf2..e2cc4ef6d76fc2992c13558e4f9c6ba45459e6d3 100644
--- a/Framework/Cascade/Cascade.h
+++ b/Framework/Cascade/Cascade.h
@@ -77,12 +77,28 @@ namespace corsika::cascade {
       fProcessSequence.Init();
       fStack.Init();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * set the nodes for all particles on the stack according to their numerical
+     * position
+     */
+    void SetNodes() {
+        std::for_each(fStack.begin(), fStack.end(), [&](auto& p) {
+            auto const* numericalNode =
+            fEnvironment.GetUniverse()->GetContainingNode(p.GetPosition());
+            p.SetNode(numericalNode);
+            
+            std::cout << "initial node " << p.GetNode() << std::endl; 
+        });
+    }
 
     /**
      * The Run function is the main simulation loop, which processes
      * particles from the Stack until the Stack is empty.
      */
     void Run() {
+      SetNodes();
+      
       while (!fStack.IsEmpty()) {
         while (!fStack.IsEmpty()) {
           auto pNext = fStack.GetNextParticle();