diff --git a/WW3 b/WW3
index fc509248a1..2646f8c175 160000
--- a/WW3
+++ b/WW3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fc509248a1cd397e138e65d57c1b10183fc64e2f
+Subproject commit 2646f8c1752f3a2ad695ef296296ff58b7381783
diff --git a/modulefiles/ufs_gaea.intel b/modulefiles/ufs_gaea.intel
index 48eeacc3a3..dec0cb5a85 100644
--- a/modulefiles/ufs_gaea.intel
+++ b/modulefiles/ufs_gaea.intel
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ setenv CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER CC
 setenv CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER ftn
 setenv CMAKE_Platform gaea.intel
 
+#needed for WW3 build 
+module load gcc/8.3.0
+
 module use /lustre/f2/pdata/esrl/gsd/ufs/hpc-stack-v1.1.0/modulefiles/stack
 
 module load hpc/1.1.0