diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 40f033a0..08ec90fa 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 	branch = develop
 [submodule "NEMS"]
 	path = NEMS
-	url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NEMS.git
-	branch = develop
+	url = https://github.com/MinsukJi-NOAA/NEMS.git
+	branch = module_setup/fix_i2a
 [submodule "CICE_SRC"]
 	path = CICE_SRC
 	url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CICE5.git
diff --git a/NEMS b/NEMS
index 82138ff9..acd5b4ad 160000
--- a/NEMS
+++ b/NEMS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 82138ff90192494f9a1925dd23ca3214f641e215
+Subproject commit acd5b4ad0e834a1f00a344b78ca5531085c88648