diff --git a/components/elm/src/biogeochem/CNPBudgetMod.F90 b/components/elm/src/biogeochem/CNPBudgetMod.F90
index 0a8117ecc45a..c1f4b5d44079 100644
--- a/components/elm/src/biogeochem/CNPBudgetMod.F90
+++ b/components/elm/src/biogeochem/CNPBudgetMod.F90
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ subroutine CBudget_SetEndingMonthlyStates(bounds, col_cs, grc_cs)
     associate(                                                       &
          begcb             =>    col_cs%begcb         , & ! Input : [real(r8) (:)   ]  carbon mass begining of the time step
          endcb             =>    col_cs%endcb         , & ! Input : [real(r8) (:)   ]  carbon mass begining of the time step
-         tcs_month_end_grc =>    grc_cs%tcs_month_beg   & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  grid-level carbon mass at the begining of a month
+         tcs_month_end_grc =>    grc_cs%tcs_month_end   & ! Output: [real(r8) (:)   ]  grid-level carbon mass at the ending of a month
          )
 
       ! Get current and previous dates to determine if a new month started
diff --git a/components/elm/src/main/restFileMod.F90 b/components/elm/src/main/restFileMod.F90
index 18f3c523de76..58554b50974e 100644
--- a/components/elm/src/main/restFileMod.F90
+++ b/components/elm/src/main/restFileMod.F90
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ subroutine restFile_write( bounds, file,                          &
        call veg_ps%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='write')
        call veg_pf%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='write')
        call crop_vars%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='write')
+
+       call grc_cs%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='write')
     end if
 
 
@@ -627,6 +629,8 @@ subroutine restFile_read( bounds, file,                           &
        call veg_ps%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='read')
        call veg_pf%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='read')
        call crop_vars%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='read')
+
+       call grc_cs%Restart(bounds, ncid, flag='read')
     end if
 
     if (use_fates) then