diff --git a/src/mpi/c/group_free.c b/src/mpi/c/group_free.c
index 1fb91a7486..460e2f42da 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/group_free.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/group_free.c
@@ -29,18 +29,12 @@ int MPI_Group_free(MPI_Group *group)
             return OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_GROUP,
                         "MPI_Group_free");
         }
+
     }
 
     l_group = (ompi_group_t *) *group;
-
-    /* check to see if group may be freed */
-    if( false == l_group->grp_ok_to_free ) {
-        return MPI_ERR_GROUP;
-    }
-
     OBJ_RELEASE(l_group);
 
     *group = MPI_GROUP_NULL;
-
     return MPI_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/group_range_excl.c b/src/mpi/c/group_range_excl.c
index b97195f938..bfc6187dca 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/group_range_excl.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/group_range_excl.c
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ int MPI_Group_range_excl(MPI_Group group, int n_triplets, int ranges[][3],
     index=0;
     for (proc = 0; proc < group_pointer->grp_proc_count; proc++) {
         /* if value == -1, include in the list */
-        if (0 < elements_int_list[proc] ) {
+        if (0 > elements_int_list[proc] ) {
             new_group_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[index] =
                             group_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[proc];
-            index++;
+        index++;
         }
     } /* end of proc loop */
 
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/group_range_incl.c b/src/mpi/c/group_range_incl.c
index ff7469aa47..2c58c45836 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/group_range_incl.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/group_range_incl.c
@@ -137,13 +137,11 @@ int MPI_Group_range_incl(MPI_Group group, int n_triplets, int ranges[][3],
     }
 
     /* fill in group list */
-    index=0;
     for (proc = 0; proc < group_pointer->grp_proc_count; proc++) {
         /* if value >= 0, include in the list */
         if (0 <= elements_int_list[proc] ) {
-            new_group_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[index] =
+            new_group_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[elements_int_list[proc]] =
                 group_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[proc];
-            index++;
         }
     } /* end of proc loop */
 
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/group_translate_ranks.c b/src/mpi/c/group_translate_ranks.c
index 50cc9c9cf1..c9a7957de8 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/group_translate_ranks.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/group_translate_ranks.c
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ int MPI_Group_translate_ranks(MPI_Group group1, int n_ranks, int *ranks1,
             return OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_GROUP, 
                         "MPI_Group_translate_ranks");
         }
-        if( (n_ranks > group1_pointer->grp_proc_count) ||
-                ( 0 >= n_ranks ) ){
+        if( 0 >= n_ranks ){
             return OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_GROUP, 
                         "MPI_Group_translate_ranks - II ");
         }
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/group_union.c b/src/mpi/c/group_union.c
index e1d46b9464..dc5c21cef9 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/group_union.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/group_union.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int MPI_Group_union(MPI_Group group1, MPI_Group group2, MPI_Group *new_group)
         found_in_group = 0;
         for (proc1 = 0; proc1 < group1_pointer->grp_proc_count; proc1++) {
             proc1_pointer = group1_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[proc1];
-            if (proc2_pointer == proc2_pointer) {
+            if (proc1_pointer == proc2_pointer) {
                 /* proc2 is in group1 - don't double count */
                 found_in_group = 1;
                 break;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int MPI_Group_union(MPI_Group group1, MPI_Group group2, MPI_Group *new_group)
         found_in_group = 0;
         for (proc1 = 0; proc1 < group1_pointer->grp_proc_count; proc1++) {
             proc1_pointer = group1_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[proc1];
-            if (proc2_pointer == proc2_pointer) {
+            if (proc1_pointer == proc2_pointer) {
                 /* proc2 is in group1 - don't double count */
                 found_in_group = 1;
                 break;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int MPI_Group_union(MPI_Group group1, MPI_Group group2, MPI_Group *new_group)
 
     /* find my rank */
     my_group_rank = group1_pointer->grp_my_rank;
-    if (MPI_PROC_NULL == my_group_rank) {
+    if (MPI_UNDEFINED == my_group_rank) {
         my_group_rank = group2_pointer->grp_my_rank;
         my_proc_pointer = group2_pointer->grp_proc_pointers[my_group_rank];
     } else {