Impact of the initial conditions on magnetic fields and inflow. Top: volume-weighted average magnetic field intensity in the CMZ (R < 500 pc, |ɀ| < 100 pc) in three different density regimes for poloidal initial magnetic field and toroidal initial magnetic field. Both tests are run at a resolution of 100 M_⊙ per cell. Bottom: mass inflow rate as a function of time from the CMZ inwards (R < 100 pc) in the two simulations. The figure shows that the magnetic field intensity and inflow rates are relatively insensitive to the initial orientation of the magnetic field.