diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json b/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
index bdf87038e9ffef413bc112615f340533eca93956..cf3903edbdec25177703568911e1be9110a59843 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@
 		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
 		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
 		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm/SHPC",
-		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm/cont_list.shp"
+		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm/cont_list.shp",
+		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm/cont_list_proj.shp"
             ]
 	],
 	"input": "t\n",
@@ -209,7 +210,8 @@
 		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
 		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
 		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm_noise_2_8/SHPC",
-		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm_noise_2_8/cont_list.shp"
+		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm_noise_2_8/cont_list.shp",
+		"$tests_old_dir/Get_1_outerm_noise_2_8/cont_list_proj.shp"
             ]
 	],
 	"input": "t\n",
@@ -245,7 +247,8 @@
 		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/degenerated_SSH.nc",
 		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/degenerated_SSH.nc",
 		"$tests_old_dir/SHPC_degenerate/SHPC",
-		"$tests_old_dir/SHPC_degenerate/cont_list.shp"
+		"$tests_old_dir/SHPC_degenerate/cont_list.shp",
+		"$tests_old_dir/SHPC_degenerate/cont_list_proj.shp"
             ]
 	],
 	"input": "f\n",
diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90 b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90
index 8a3ccdc1486eff1216277e9084b276325bacd696..72d53eb753b55af549cb1b9bf2c0a69cbb3fd40c 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_set_max_speed.f90
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ program test_set_max_speed
 
   logical cyclone
   logical periodic ! grid is periodic in longitude
-  integer nlon, nlat, d, eddy_index, n_cont, i, j, ishape
+  integer nlon, nlat, d, eddy_index, n_cont, i, ishape
   real, allocatable:: ssh(:, :) ! (nlon, nlat) sea-surface height, in m
   real, allocatable:: u(:, :), v(:, :) ! (nlon, nlat) wind, in m s-1
   type(eddy) e
@@ -109,14 +109,25 @@ program test_set_max_speed
            cont_list(i)%points = cont_list(i)%points * deg_to_rad
         end if
 
+     end do
+
+     call shpclose(hshp)
+     call get_command_arg_dyn(5, path, &
+          "Required 5th argument: cont-list-proj-shapefile")
+     call shp_open_03(hshp, path, "rb")
+
+     do i = 1, n_cont
+        ishape = i - 1
+        call shp_read_pol(p, hshp, ishape)
+
+        if (p%nparts == 0) then
+           cont_list_proj(i)%polyline = null_polyline()
+        else
+           cont_list_proj(i)%polyline = p%part(1)
+        end if
+
         call dbf_read_attribute_03(cont_list_proj(i)%ssh, hshp, ifield = 0, &
              ishape = ishape)
-        cont_list_proj(i)%n_points = cont_list(i)%n_points
-        cont_list_proj(i)%closed = cont_list(i)%closed
-        allocate(cont_list_proj(i)%points(2, cont_list_proj(i)%n_points))
-        forall (j = 1:cont_list_proj(i)%n_points) &
-             cont_list_proj(i)%points(:, j) = (cont_list(i)%points(:, j) &
-             - corner) / step + 1.
      end do
 
      call shpclose(hshp)