diff --git a/Src/Amr/AMReX_Amr.cpp b/Src/Amr/AMReX_Amr.cpp
index 946d71e37cc..7ebe9ce28dc 100644
--- a/Src/Amr/AMReX_Amr.cpp
+++ b/Src/Amr/AMReX_Amr.cpp
@@ -2108,8 +2108,15 @@ Amr::coarseTimeStep (Real stop_time)
 
     cumtime += dt_level[0];
 
-    amr_level[0]->postCoarseTimeStep(cumtime);
+    // sync up statedata time
+    for (int lev = 0; lev <= finestLevel(); ++lev) {
+        AmrLevel& amrlevel = getLevel(lev);
+        for (auto& statedata : amrlevel.state) {
+            statedata.syncNewTimeLevel(cumtime);
+        }
+    }
 
+    amr_level[0]->postCoarseTimeStep(cumtime);
 
     if (verbose > 0)
     {
diff --git a/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.H b/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.H
index bd61de4a082..32e91f0e64d 100644
--- a/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.H
+++ b/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.H
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void AmrLevel::RK (int order, int state_type, Real time, Real dt, int iteration,
     MultiFab& S_new = get_new_data(state_type);
     const Real t_old = state[state_type].prevTime();
     const Real t_new = state[state_type].curTime();
-    AMREX_ALWAYS_ASSERT(amrex::almostEqual(time,t_old) && amrex::almostEqual(time+dt,t_new));
+    AMREX_ALWAYS_ASSERT(amrex::almostEqual(time,t_old,10) && amrex::almostEqual(time+dt,t_new,10));
 
     if (order == 2) {
         RungeKutta::RK2(S_old, S_new, time, dt, std::forward<F>(f),
diff --git a/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.cpp b/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.cpp
index c82b5e385cd..34750985367 100644
--- a/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.cpp
+++ b/Src/Amr/AMReX_AmrLevel.cpp
@@ -40,16 +40,8 @@ AmrLevel::post_timestep (int /*iteration*/)
 }
 
 void
-AmrLevel::postCoarseTimeStep (Real time)
+AmrLevel::postCoarseTimeStep (Real /*time*/)
 {
-    BL_ASSERT(level == 0);
-    // sync up statedata time
-    for (int lev = 0; lev <= parent->finestLevel(); ++lev) {
-        AmrLevel& amrlevel = parent->getLevel(lev);
-        for (int i = 0; i < amrlevel.state.size(); ++i) {
-            amrlevel.state[i].syncNewTimeLevel(time);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void