diff --git a/include/astaroth.h b/include/astaroth.h
index 19eee0d..cae7139 100644
--- a/include/astaroth.h
+++ b/include/astaroth.h
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ AcResult acStoreWithOffset(const int3 dst, const size_t num_vertices, AcMesh* ho
 
 /** Will potentially be deprecated in later versions. Added only to fix backwards compatibility with
  * PC for now.*/
-AcResult acIntegrateStep(const int isubstep, const AcReal& dt);
+AcResult acIntegrateStep(const int isubstep, const AcReal dt);
 AcResult acIntegrateStepWithOffset(const int isubstep, const AcReal dt, const int3 start,
                                    const int3 end);
 AcResult acSynchronize(void);
+AcResult acLoadWithOffset(const AcMesh host_mesh, const int3 src, const int num_vertices);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
diff --git a/src/core/astaroth.cu b/src/core/astaroth.cu
index 59b6b89..6e06663 100644
--- a/src/core/astaroth.cu
+++ b/src/core/astaroth.cu
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ acIntegrate(const AcReal dt)
 }
 
 AcResult
-acIntegrateStep(const int& isubstep, const AcReal dt)
+acIntegrateStep(const int isubstep, const AcReal dt)
 {
     const int3 start = (int3){NGHOST, NGHOST, NGHOST};
     const int3 end   = start + grid_n;
@@ -145,3 +145,9 @@ acStoreWithOffset(const int3 dst, const size_t num_vertices, AcMesh* host_mesh)
 {
     return acNodeStoreMeshWithOffset(nodes[0], STREAM_DEFAULT, dst, dst, num_vertices, host_mesh);
 }
+
+AcResult
+acLoadWithOffset(const AcMesh host_mesh, const int3 src, const int num_vertices)
+{
+    return acNodeLoadMeshWithOffset(nodes[0], STREAM_DEFAULT, host_mesh, src, src, num_vertices);
+}