diff --git a/co_sim_io/c/co_sim_io_c.cpp b/co_sim_io/c/co_sim_io_c.cpp
index 21e7b49d..e3c94bdd 100644
--- a/co_sim_io/c/co_sim_io_c.cpp
+++ b/co_sim_io/c/co_sim_io_c.cpp
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ CoSimIO_Info CoSimIO_ImportMesh(
     int** I_ElementTypes)
 {
     using namespace CoSimIO::Internals;
+    constexpr int coordinates_per_node = 3;
     std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<double>> p_container_coords(new DataContainerRawMemory<double>(I_NodalCoordinates, *I_NumberOfNodes));
     std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<int>> p_container_conn(new DataContainerRawMemory<int>(I_ElementConnectivities, *I_NumberOfElementConnectivities));
     std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<int>> p_container_types(new DataContainerRawMemory<int>(I_ElementTypes, *I_NumberOfElements));
     auto info = ConvertInfo(CoSimIO::ImportMesh(ConvertInfo(I_Info), *p_container_coords, *p_container_conn, *p_container_types));
-    *I_NumberOfNodes = static_cast<int>(p_container_coords->size());
+    *I_NumberOfNodes = static_cast<int>(p_container_coords->size()) / coordinates_per_node;
+    *I_NumberOfElementConnectivities = static_cast<int>(p_container_conn->size());
     *I_NumberOfElements = static_cast<int>(p_container_types->size());
     return info;
 }
@@ -97,7 +99,8 @@ CoSimIO_Info CoSimIO_ExportMesh(
     const int* O_ElementTypes)
 {
     using namespace CoSimIO::Internals;
-    std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<double>> p_container_coords(new DataContainerRawMemoryReadOnly<double>(O_NodalCoordinates, O_NumberOfNodes));
+    constexpr int coordinates_per_node = 3;
+    std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<double>> p_container_coords(new DataContainerRawMemoryReadOnly<double>(O_NodalCoordinates, O_NumberOfNodes * coordinates_per_node));
     std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<int>> p_container_conn(new DataContainerRawMemoryReadOnly<int>(O_ElementConnectivities, O_NumberOfElementConnectivities));
     std::unique_ptr<DataContainer<int>> p_container_types(new DataContainerRawMemoryReadOnly<int>(O_ElementTypes, O_NumberOfElements));
     return ConvertInfo(CoSimIO::ExportMesh(ConvertInfo(I_Info), *p_container_coords, *p_container_conn, *p_container_types));
diff --git a/tests/integration_tutorials/c/import_mesh.c b/tests/integration_tutorials/c/import_mesh.c
index 653fe6fc..71de4b43 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tutorials/c/import_mesh.c
+++ b/tests/integration_tutorials/c/import_mesh.c
@@ -55,6 +55,42 @@ int main()
     CoSimIO_FreeInfo(import_info);
     CoSimIO_FreeInfo(import_settings);
 
+    // Checking the imported mesh
+    int expected_number_of_nodes=6;
+    double expected_nodal_coordinates[] = {
+        0.0, 2.5, 1.0, /*0*/
+        2.0, 0.0, 1.5, /*1*/
+        2.0, 2.5, 1.5, /*2*/
+        4.0, 2.5, 1.7, /*3*/
+        4.0, 0.0, 1.7, /*4*/
+        6.0, 0.0, 1.8  /*5*/
+    };
+
+    int expected_number_of_elements_connectivities = 12;
+    int expected_elements_connectivities[] = {
+        0, 1, 2, /*1*/
+        1, 3, 2, /*2*/
+        1, 4, 3, /*3*/
+        3, 4, 5, /*4*/
+    };
+
+    int expected_number_of_elements = 4;
+    int expected_elements_types[] = {5,5,5,5}; // VTK_TRIANGLE
+
+    COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(expected_number_of_nodes,  number_of_nodes);
+    COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(expected_number_of_elements_connectivities,  number_of_elements_connectivities);
+    COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(expected_number_of_elements,  number_of_elements);
+
+    for(int i = 0 ; i <  number_of_nodes * 3 ; i++)
+        COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(expected_nodal_coordinates[i],  nodal_coordinates[i]);
+
+    for(int i = 0 ; i <  number_of_elements_connectivities ; i++)
+        COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(expected_elements_connectivities[i],  elements_connectivities[i]);
+
+    for(int i = 0 ; i <  number_of_elements ; i++)
+        COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(expected_elements_types[i],  elements_types[i]);
+
+
     // Disconnecting at the end
     CoSimIO_Info disconnect_info = CoSimIO_Disconnect(connection_settings); // disconnect afterwards
     COSIMIO_CHECK_EQUAL(CoSimIO_Info_GetInt(disconnect_info, "connection_status"), CoSimIO_Disconnected);