diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_time_average_coupled.F b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_time_average_coupled.F
index 8840853196db..b714a6a2e091 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_time_average_coupled.F
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_time_average_coupled.F
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ subroutine ocn_time_average_coupled_accumulate(statePool, forcingPool, timeLevel
                                                       avgLandIceBoundaryLayerTracers, avgLandIceTracerTransferVelocities
         real (kind=RKIND), dimension(:), pointer :: effectiveDensityInLandIce, avgEffectiveDensityInLandIce, &
                                                     totalFreshWaterTemperatureFlux, avgTotalFreshWaterTemperatureFlux, &
-                                                    landIceFreshwaterFlux, avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux, &
+                                                    landIceFreshwaterFlux, dataLandIceFreshwaterFlux, avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux, &
                                                     removedRiverRunoffFlux, avgRemovedRiverRunoffFlux, &
                                                     removedIceRunoffFlux, avgRemovedIceRunoffFlux
 
@@ -347,24 +347,33 @@ subroutine ocn_time_average_coupled_accumulate(statePool, forcingPool, timeLevel
         if(trim(config_land_ice_flux_mode) == 'standalone' .or. trim(config_land_ice_flux_mode) == 'data') then
            call mpas_pool_get_array(forcingPool, 'avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux', avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux)
 
+           ! load prognostic melt rates
            if(trim(config_land_ice_flux_mode) == 'standalone') then
               call mpas_pool_get_array(forcingPool, 'landIceFreshwaterFlux', landIceFreshwaterFlux)
-           endif
 
-          ! load data melt rates if used
-          if(trim(config_land_ice_flux_mode) == 'data') then
-!            call mpas_pool_get_array(forcingPool, 'dataLandIceFreshwaterFlux', landIceFreshwaterFlux)
-            call mpas_pool_get_array(forcingPool, 'landIceFreshwaterFlux', landIceFreshwaterFlux)
-          endif
-
-           !$omp parallel
-           !$omp do schedule(runtime)
-           do iCell = 1, nCells
-              avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) = ( avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) * nAccumulatedCoupled &
-                                              + landIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) ) / ( nAccumulatedCoupled + 1)
-           end do
-           !$omp end do
-           !$omp end parallel
+             !$omp parallel
+             !$omp do schedule(runtime)
+             do iCell = 1, nCells
+                avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) = ( avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) * nAccumulatedCoupled &
+                                                + landIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) ) / ( nAccumulatedCoupled + 1)
+             end do
+             !$omp end do
+             !$omp end parallel
+           end if
+
+           ! load data melt rates if used
+           if(trim(config_land_ice_flux_mode) == 'data') then
+             call mpas_pool_get_array(forcingPool, 'dataLandIceFreshwaterFlux', dataLandIceFreshwaterFlux)
+
+              !$omp parallel
+              !$omp do schedule(runtime)
+              do iCell = 1, nCells
+                 avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) = ( avgLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) * nAccumulatedCoupled &
+                                                 + dataLandIceFreshwaterFlux(iCell) ) / ( nAccumulatedCoupled + 1)
+              end do
+              !$omp end do
+              !$omp end parallel
+           end if
         end if
 
         if (config_remove_AIS_coupler_runoff) then