diff --git a/heat/core/dndarray.py b/heat/core/dndarray.py
index 07b4e48418..a220538cc8 100644
--- a/heat/core/dndarray.py
+++ b/heat/core/dndarray.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def __prephalo(self, start, end) -> torch.Tensor:
 
         return self.__array[ix].clone().contiguous()
 
-    def get_halo(self, halo_size: int) -> torch.Tensor:
+    def get_halo(self, halo_size: int, prev: bool = True, next: bool = True) -> torch.Tensor:
         """
         Fetch halos of size ``halo_size`` from neighboring ranks and save them in ``self.halo_next/self.halo_prev``.
 
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ def get_halo(self, halo_size: int) -> torch.Tensor:
         ----------
         halo_size : int
             Size of the halo.
+        prev : bool, optional
+            If True, fetch the halo from the previous rank. Default: True.
+        next : bool, optional
+            If True, fetch the halo from the next rank. Default: True.
         """
         if not isinstance(halo_size, int):
             raise TypeError(
@@ -433,25 +437,29 @@ def get_halo(self, halo_size: int) -> torch.Tensor:
             req_list = []
 
             # exchange data with next populated process
-            if rank != last_rank:
-                self.comm.Isend(a_next, next_rank)
-                res_prev = torch.zeros(
-                    a_prev.size(), dtype=a_prev.dtype, device=self.device.torch_device
-                )
-                req_list.append(self.comm.Irecv(res_prev, source=next_rank))
+            if prev:
+                if rank != last_rank:
+                    self.comm.Isend(a_next, next_rank)
+                if rank != first_rank:
+                    res_prev = torch.zeros(
+                        a_prev.size(), dtype=a_prev.dtype, device=self.device.torch_device
+                    )
+                    req_list.append(self.comm.Irecv(res_prev, source=prev_rank))
 
-            if rank != first_rank:
-                self.comm.Isend(a_prev, prev_rank)
-                res_next = torch.zeros(
-                    a_next.size(), dtype=a_next.dtype, device=self.device.torch_device
-                )
-                req_list.append(self.comm.Irecv(res_next, source=prev_rank))
+            if next:
+                if rank != first_rank:
+                    self.comm.Isend(a_prev, prev_rank)
+                if rank != last_rank:
+                    res_next = torch.zeros(
+                        a_next.size(), dtype=a_next.dtype, device=self.device.torch_device
+                    )
+                    req_list.append(self.comm.Irecv(res_next, source=next_rank))
 
             for req in req_list:
                 req.Wait()
 
-            self.__halo_next = res_prev
-            self.__halo_prev = res_next
+            self.__halo_next = res_next
+            self.__halo_prev = res_prev
             self.__ishalo = True
 
     def __cat_halo(self) -> torch.Tensor: