diff --git a/src/config/configuration.f90 b/src/config/configuration.f90
index a9a1dff..ddc4ad2 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.f90
+++ b/src/config/configuration.f90
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 !>------------------------------------------------
 !! Reads the configuration input file
-!! Also looks for commandline arguments to for an config filename
+!! Also looks for command line arguments to for an config filename
 !!
 !!  @author
 !!  Ethan Gutmann (gutmann@ucar.edu)
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ module config_mod
     use model_constants
     use string,      only : str
     use io_routines, only : io_newunit
-    use init_mod,    only : print_model_init
 
     implicit none
     private
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ module config_mod
     logical :: module_debug
     public :: read_config
     public :: read_files_list, read_data_type, get_options_file ! only need to be public for test_config
+    public :: print_model_init
 contains
 
     !>------------------------------------------------
@@ -797,4 +797,37 @@ function get_options_file() result(options_file)
         write(*,*) "Using options file = ", trim(options_file)
     end function get_options_file
 
+    !>------------------------------------------------
+    !! Prints model configuration info before running
+    !!
+    !! Prints a welcome and version string as well.
+    !!------------------------------------------------
+    subroutine print_model_init()
+        implicit none
+
+        write(*,*) "Generalized Analog Regression Downscaling (GARD)"
+        write(*,*) "-----------------------------------------------------------"
+        write(*,*) "GARD Version : "//trim(kVERSION_STRING)
+        ! TODO: Add compile time options
+        write(*,*) ""
+        write(*,*) "  The Generalized Analog Regression Downscaling (GARD)"
+        write(*,*) "  downscaling tool, version "//trim(kVERSION_STRING)//", Copyright (C) 2017 The"
+        write(*,*) "  National Center for Atmospheric Research. GARD comes with"
+        write(*,*) "  ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, you may "
+        write(*,*) "  redistribute it under certain conditions; see LICENSE.txt"
+        write(*,*) "  for details."
+        write(*,*) ""
+        write(*,*) "  Online Documentation      : http://gard.readthedocs.io"
+        write(*,*) "  Report Bugs and Issues to : https://github.com/NCAR/GARD/issues"
+        write(*,*) ""
+        write(*,*) "-----------------------------------------------------------"
+        write(*,*) "Usage: gard [-h] [--version] options_file"
+        write(*,*) ""
+        write(*,*) "-h              Help information for GARD"
+        write(*,*) "--version       Print the version number"
+        write(*,*) "options_file    Input options file name"
+        write(*,*) ""
+
+    end subroutine print_model_init
+
 end module config_mod
diff --git a/src/main/init.f90 b/src/main/init.f90
index 8355f77..c49c878 100644
--- a/src/main/init.f90
+++ b/src/main/init.f90
@@ -18,45 +18,9 @@ module init_mod
 
     implicit none
     private
-    public :: model_init, print_model_init
+    public :: model_init
 contains
 
-    !>------------------------------------------------
-    !! Prints model configuration info before running
-    !!
-    !! Prints a welcome and version string as well.
-    !! Only prints configuration info if debug == true
-    !!
-    !!------------------------------------------------
-    subroutine print_model_init()
-        implicit none
-
-        write(*,*) "Generalized Analog Regression Downscaling (GARD)"
-        write(*,*) "-----------------------------------------------------------"
-        write(*,*) "GARD Version : "//trim(kVERSION_STRING)
-        ! TODO: Add compile time options
-        write(*,*) ""
-        write(*,*) "  The Generalized Analog Regression Downscaling (GARD)"
-        write(*,*) "  downscaling tool, version "//trim(kVERSION_STRING)//", Copyright (C) 2017 The"
-        write(*,*) "  National Center for Atmospheric Research. GARD comes with"
-        write(*,*) "  ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, you may "
-        write(*,*) "  redistribute it under certain conditions; see LICENSE.txt"
-        write(*,*) "  for details."
-        write(*,*) ""
-        write(*,*) "  Online Documentation      : http://gard.readthedocs.io"
-        write(*,*) "  Report Bugs and Issues to : https://github.com/NCAR/GARD/issues"
-        write(*,*) ""
-        write(*,*) "-----------------------------------------------------------"
-        write(*,*) "Usage: gard [-h] [--version] options_file"
-        write(*,*) ""
-        write(*,*) "-h              Help information for GARD"
-        write(*,*) "--version       Print the version number"
-        write(*,*) "options_file    Input options file name"
-        write(*,*) ""
-
-    end subroutine print_model_init
-
-
     !>------------------------------------------------
     !! Initialize the model
     !!
diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 553a81b..5525520 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ $(BUILD)test_sort.o: tests/test_sort.f90 $(BUILD)sorting.o
 $(BUILD)test_qm.o: tests/test_qm.f90 $(BUILD)data_structures.o $(BUILD)quantile_mapping.o $(BUILD)basic_stats.o
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $< $(MODOUTPUT) -o $@
 
-$(BUILD)test_config.o: tests/test_config.f90 $(BUILD)data_structures.o $(BUILD)model_constants.o $(BUILD)configuration.o $(BUILD)init.o
+$(BUILD)test_config.o: tests/test_config.f90 $(BUILD)data_structures.o $(BUILD)model_constants.o $(BUILD)configuration.o
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $< $(MODOUTPUT) -o $@
 
 $(BUILD)test_random.o: tests/test_random.f90 $(BUILD)random.o $(BUILD)model_constants.o
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ $(BUILD)io_routines.o: io/io_routines.f90 $(BUILD)model_constants.o
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $< $(MODOUTPUT) -o $@
 
 $(BUILD)configuration.o: config/configuration.f90 $(BUILD)data_structures.o $(BUILD)model_constants.o \
-					$(BUILD)string.o $(BUILD)io_routines.o $(BUILD)time.o $(BUILD)init.o
+					$(BUILD)string.o $(BUILD)io_routines.o $(BUILD)time.o
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $< $(MODOUTPUT) -o $@
 
 $(BUILD)geo_reader.o: utilities/geo_reader.f90 $(BUILD)data_structures.o $(BUILD)model_constants.o