diff --git a/components/eamxx/src/share/iop/intensive_observation_period.cpp b/components/eamxx/src/share/iop/intensive_observation_period.cpp
index 657f7ad742a..6f8474f8d85 100644
--- a/components/eamxx/src/share/iop/intensive_observation_period.cpp
+++ b/components/eamxx/src/share/iop/intensive_observation_period.cpp
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ initialize_iop_file(const util::TimeStamp& run_t0,
   scorpio::read_var(iop_file,"lon",&iop_file_lon);
 
   const Real rel_lat_err = std::fabs(iop_file_lat - m_params.get<Real>("target_latitude"))/
-                             m_params.get<Real>("target_latitude");
+                             std::max(m_params.get<Real>("target_latitude"),(Real)0.1);
   const Real rel_lon_err = std::fabs(std::fmod(iop_file_lon + 360.0, 360.0)-m_params.get<Real>("target_longitude"))/
-                             m_params.get<Real>("target_longitude");
+                             std::max(m_params.get<Real>("target_longitude"),(Real)0.1);
   EKAT_REQUIRE_MSG(rel_lat_err < std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon(),
                    "Error! IOP file variable \"lat\" does not match target_latitude from IOP parameters.\n");
   EKAT_REQUIRE_MSG(rel_lon_err < std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon(),
@@ -541,6 +541,14 @@ read_iop_file_data (const util::TimeStamp& current_ts)
     scorpio::read_var(iop_file,"Ps",ps_data,iop_file_time_idx);
     surface_pressure.sync_to_dev();
 
+    // Read in IOP lev data
+    auto data = iop_file_pressure.get_view<Real*, Host>().data();
+    scorpio::read_var(iop_file,"lev",data);
+
+    // Convert to pressure to millibar (file gives pressure in Pa)
+    for (int ilev=0; ilev<file_levs; ++ilev) data[ilev] /= 100;
+    iop_file_pressure.sync_to_dev();
+
     // Pre-process file pressures, store number of file levels
     // where the last level is the first level equal to surface pressure.
     const auto iop_file_pres_v = iop_file_pressure.get_view<Real*>();