diff --git a/pystencils/gpucuda/kernelcreation.py b/pystencils/gpucuda/kernelcreation.py
index 595cf8cb53a7bcd30c3cb09b80ac0f393bd53fd0..611c1e56b4975d3cad12440553032f67b6465c82 100644
--- a/pystencils/gpucuda/kernelcreation.py
+++ b/pystencils/gpucuda/kernelcreation.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def create_cuda_kernel(assignments: Union[AssignmentCollection, NodeCollection],
     all_fields = fields_read.union(fields_written)
     read_only_fields = set([f.name for f in fields_read - fields_written])
 
-    buffers = set([f for f in all_fields if FieldType.is_buffer(f) or FieldType.is_custom(f)])
+    buffers = set([f for f in all_fields if FieldType.is_buffer(f)])
     fields_without_buffers = all_fields - buffers
 
     field_accesses = set()
diff --git a/pystencils/transformations.py b/pystencils/transformations.py
index 1a690409d2696af5aafa8461a38ee20eb7a655c1..9f10a5f0a3bd1a1e23587ff58dcb2f3a7f50f6b6 100644
--- a/pystencils/transformations.py
+++ b/pystencils/transformations.py
@@ -161,9 +161,11 @@ def make_loop_over_domain(body, iteration_slice=None, ghost_layers=None, loop_or
         tuple of loop-node, ghost_layer_info
     """
     # find correct ordering by inspecting participating FieldAccesses
+    absolut_accesses_only = False
     field_accesses = body.atoms(Field.Access)
     field_accesses = {e for e in field_accesses if not e.is_absolute_access}
-
+    if len(field_accesses) == 0:  # when kernel contains only absolute accesses
+        absolut_accesses_only = True
     # exclude accesses to buffers from field_list, because buffers are treated separately
     field_list = [e.field for e in field_accesses if not (FieldType.is_buffer(e.field) or FieldType.is_custom(e.field))]
     if len(field_list) == 0:  # when kernel contains only custom fields
@@ -174,14 +176,21 @@ def make_loop_over_domain(body, iteration_slice=None, ghost_layers=None, loop_or
     if loop_order is None:
         loop_order = get_optimal_loop_ordering(fields)
 
-    shape = get_common_shape(fields)
+    if absolut_accesses_only:
+        absolut_access_fields = {e.field for e in body.atoms(Field.Access)}
+        shape = get_common_shape(absolut_access_fields)
+    else:
+        shape = get_common_shape(fields)
     unify_shape_symbols(body, common_shape=shape, fields=fields)
 
     if iteration_slice is not None:
         iteration_slice = normalize_slice(iteration_slice, shape)
 
     if ghost_layers is None:
-        required_ghost_layers = max([fa.required_ghost_layers for fa in field_accesses])
+        if absolut_accesses_only:
+            required_ghost_layers = 0
+        else:
+            required_ghost_layers = max([fa.required_ghost_layers for fa in field_accesses])
         ghost_layers = [(required_ghost_layers, required_ghost_layers)] * len(loop_order)
     if isinstance(ghost_layers, int):
         ghost_layers = [(ghost_layers, ghost_layers)] * len(loop_order)