diff --git a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
index 16a2a6342..2391340c4 100755
--- a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
+++ b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def generate_FV3LAM_wflow():
               CRONTAB_LINE = \"{CRONTAB_LINE}\"''',verbose=VERBOSE)
     
         if MACHINE == "WCOSS_DELL_P3":
-          run_command(f'''printf "%s" '{CRONTAB_LINE}' >> f"/u/{USER}/cron/mycrontab"''')
+          run_command(f'''printf "%s\n" '{CRONTAB_LINE}' >> "/u/{USER}/cron/mycrontab"''')
         else:
           # Add a newline to the end of crontab_contents only if it is not empty.
           # This is needed so that when CRONTAB_LINE is printed out, it appears on
diff --git a/ush/get_crontab_contents.py b/ush/get_crontab_contents.py
index 8316e7c7d..cbb434c69 100644
--- a/ush/get_crontab_contents.py
+++ b/ush/get_crontab_contents.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ def get_crontab_contents(called_from_cron):
     print_input_args(locals())
   
     #import all env vars
-    IMPORTS = ["MACHINE"]
+    IMPORTS = ["MACHINE", "USER"]
     import_vars(env_vars=IMPORTS)
-  
+
     #
     # Make sure called_from_cron is set to a valid value.
     #
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ def test_get_crontab_contents(self):
         self.assertEqual(crontab_cmd, "crontab")
     def setUp(self):
         define_macos_utilities();
-        set_env_var('DEBUG','FALSE')
+        set_env_var('DEBUG',False)
         set_env_var('MACHINE', 'HERA')
diff --git a/ush/retrieve_data.py b/ush/retrieve_data.py
index 86cb87e07..0b65597be 100755
--- a/ush/retrieve_data.py
+++ b/ush/retrieve_data.py
@@ -716,7 +716,6 @@ def parse_args():
             output = subprocess.run('which hsi',
                                     check=True,
                                     shell=True,
-                                    capture_output=True,
                                     )
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             logging.error('You requested the hpss data store, but ' \
diff --git a/ush/setup.py b/ush/setup.py
index 3584656eb..cd90f7066 100644
--- a/ush/setup.py
+++ b/ush/setup.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ def setup():
     #
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     global USE_MERRA_CLIMO
-    if USE_MERRA_CLIMO == "FV3_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn_lam3km":
+    if CCPP_PHYS_SUITE == "FV3_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn_lam3km":
       USE_MERRA_CLIMO=True
     #
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------------