diff --git a/scripts/fortran_tools/parse_fortran_file.py b/scripts/fortran_tools/parse_fortran_file.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9082f614..f37b3377
--- a/scripts/fortran_tools/parse_fortran_file.py
+++ b/scripts/fortran_tools/parse_fortran_file.py
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ def parse_scheme_metadata(statements, pobj, spec_name, table_name, run_env):
     # Find the subroutine line, should be first executable statement
     inpreamble = False
     insub = True
+    seen_contains = False
     if run_env.logger and run_env.logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
         ctx = context_string(pobj, nodir=True)
         msg = "Parsing specification of {}{}"
@@ -629,6 +630,10 @@ def parse_scheme_metadata(statements, pobj, spec_name, table_name, run_env):
             esmatch = _END_SUBROUTINE_RE.match(statement)
             pmatch = _ENDMODULE_RE.match(statement)
             asmatch = _ARG_TABLE_START_RE.match(statement)
+            seen_contains = seen_contains or is_contains_statement(statement, insub)
+            if seen_contains:
+                inpreamble = False
+            # End if
             if asmatch is not None:
                 # We have run off the end of something, hope that is okay
                 # Put this statement back for the caller to deal with
@@ -642,7 +647,7 @@ def parse_scheme_metadata(statements, pobj, spec_name, table_name, run_env):
                 insub = False
                 break
             # End if
-            if smatch is not None:
+            if smatch is not None and not seen_contains:
                 scheme_name = smatch.group(1)
                 inpreamble = scheme_name.lower() == table_name.lower()
                 if inpreamble:
@@ -674,14 +679,16 @@ def parse_scheme_metadata(statements, pobj, spec_name, table_name, run_env):
                     # End for
                     psrc = ParseSource(scheme_name, 'scheme', pobj)
                 # End if
-            elif inpreamble:
+            elif inpreamble or seen_contains:
                 # Process a preamble statement (use or argument declaration)
                 if esmatch is not None:
                     inpreamble = False
+                    seen_contains = False
                     insub = False
-                elif ((not is_comment_statement(statement)) and
-                      (not parse_use_statement(statement, run_env)) and
-                      is_dummy_argument_statement(statement)):
+                elif (inpreamble and
+                      ((not is_comment_statement(statement)) and
+                       (not parse_use_statement(statement, run_env)) and
+                       is_dummy_argument_statement(statement))):
                     dvars = parse_fortran_var_decl(statement, psrc, run_env)
                     for var in dvars:
                         lname = var.get_prop_value('local_name').lower()
diff --git a/test/capgen_test/temp_calc_adjust.F90 b/test/capgen_test/temp_calc_adjust.F90
index 2094ecec..61c466f2 100644
--- a/test/capgen_test/temp_calc_adjust.F90
+++ b/test/capgen_test/temp_calc_adjust.F90
@@ -28,14 +28,39 @@ SUBROUTINE temp_calc_adjust_run(nbox, timestep, temp_level, temp_calc,     &
       integer,            intent(out)   :: errflg
       !----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-      integer :: col_index
+      integer         :: col_index
+      real(kind_phys) :: bar = 1.0_kind_phys
 
       errmsg = ''
       errflg = 0
 
-      temp_calc = 1.0_kind_phys
+      call temp_calc_adjust_nested_subroutine(temp_calc)
+      if (check_foo()) then
+         call foo(bar)
+      end if
 
-   END SUBROUTINE temp_calc_adjust_run
+   CONTAINS
+
+      ELEMENTAL SUBROUTINE temp_calc_adjust_nested_subroutine(temp)
+
+         REAL(kind_phys),    intent(out)   :: temp
+         !-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+         temp = 1.0_kind_phys
+
+      END SUBROUTINE temp_calc_adjust_nested_subroutine
+
+      SUBROUTINE foo(bar)
+         REAL(kind_phys), intent(inout) :: bar
+         bar = bar + 1.0_kind_phys
+
+      END SUBROUTINE
+
+      logical function check_foo()
+         check_foo = .true.
+      end function check_foo
+
+   END SUBROUTINE
 
    !> \section arg_table_temp_calc_adjust_init  Argument Table
    !! \htmlinclude arg_table_temp_calc_adjust_init.html