diff --git a/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90 b/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90
index 47b7cf37a5..8a7dd863f5 100644
--- a/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90
+++ b/model/src/wav_comp_nuopc.F90
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ subroutine waveinit_ufs( gcomp, ntrace, mpi_comm, mds, rc)
     fnmpre = './'
 
     call ESMF_LogWrite(trim(subname)//' call read_shel_config', ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO)
-    call read_shel_config(mpi_comm, mds, time0_overwrite=time0, timen_overwrite=timen)
+    call read_shel_config(mpi_comm, mds) ! time0_overwrite=time0, timen_overwrite=timen)
 
     call ESMF_LogWrite(trim(subname)//' call w3init', ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO)
     call w3init ( 1, .false., 'ww3', mds, ntrace, odat, flgrd, flgr2, flgd, flg2, &