diff --git a/scm/src/run_scm.py b/scm/src/run_scm.py
index 20cfbce6a..926fb68ba 100755
--- a/scm/src/run_scm.py
+++ b/scm/src/run_scm.py
@@ -488,12 +488,12 @@ def setup_rundir(self):
         try:
             input_type = case_nml['case_config']['input_type']
             if input_type == 1:
+                surface_flux_spec = False
                 #open the case data file and read the surfaceForcing global attribute
-                case_data_dir = case_nml['case_config']['case_data_dir']
-                nc_fid = Dataset(os.path.join(SCM_ROOT, case_data_dir) + '/' + self._case + '_SCM_driver.nc' , 'r')
-                surfaceForcing = nc_fid.getncattr('surfaceForcing')
+                nc_fid = Dataset(os.path.join(SCM_ROOT, self._case_data_dir) + '/' + self._case + '_SCM_driver.nc' , 'r')
+                surfaceForcing = nc_fid.getncattr('surface_forcing_temp')
                 nc_fid.close()
-                if (surfaceForcing.lower() == 'flux' or surfaceForcing.lower() == 'surfaceflux'):
+                if (surfaceForcing.lower() == 'flux' or surfaceForcing.lower() == 'surface_flux'):
                     surface_flux_spec = True
         except KeyError:
             # if not using DEPHY format, check to see if surface fluxes are specified in the case configuration file (default is False)
diff --git a/scm/src/scm_input.F90 b/scm/src/scm_input.F90
index a39404366..cc3effcd5 100644
--- a/scm/src/scm_input.F90
+++ b/scm/src/scm_input.F90
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ subroutine get_case_init_DEPHY(scm_state, scm_input)
   real(kind=sp) :: z_nudging_temp, z_nudging_theta, z_nudging_thetal, z_nudging_qv, z_nudging_qt, z_nudging_rv, z_nudging_rt, z_nudging_u, z_nudging_v
   real(kind=sp) :: p_nudging_temp, p_nudging_theta, p_nudging_thetal, p_nudging_qv, p_nudging_qt, p_nudging_rv, p_nudging_rt, p_nudging_u, p_nudging_v
   character(len=5) :: input_surfaceType
-  character(len=11) :: input_surfaceForcingWind='',input_surfaceForcingMoist='',input_surfaceForcingLSM='',input_surfaceForcingTemp=''
+  character(len=12) :: input_surfaceForcingWind='',input_surfaceForcingMoist='',input_surfaceForcingLSM='',input_surfaceForcingTemp=''
   
   ! initial variables (IC = Initial Condition)
   real(kind=dp), allocatable :: input_lat(:) !< column latitude (deg)
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ subroutine get_case_init_DEPHY(scm_state, scm_input)
      call NetCDF_read_var(ncid, "wprvp_s",    .False., input_force_wprvp)
      call NetCDF_read_var(ncid, "wprtp_s",    .False., input_force_wprtp)
   else if (trim(input_surfaceForcingMoist) == 'surface_flux') then
-     call NetCDF_read_var(ncid, "hfls",       .False., input_force_sfc_sens_flx)
+     call NetCDF_read_var(ncid, "hfls",       .False., input_force_sfc_lat_flx)
   endif
 
   !