diff --git a/cicecore/cicedyn/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90 b/cicecore/cicedyn/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90
index 41072d3d5..483c4d3bd 100644
--- a/cicecore/cicedyn/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90
+++ b/cicecore/cicedyn/infrastructure/ice_domain.F90
@@ -223,17 +223,21 @@ subroutine init_domain_blocks
    call broadcast_scalar(ny_global,         master_task)
 
    ! Set nprocs if not set in namelist
+#ifdef CESMCOUPLED
+   nprocs = get_num_procs()
+#else
    if (nprocs == -1) then
       nprocs = get_num_procs()
    else if (nprocs /= get_num_procs()) then
       write(nu_diag,*) subname,' ERROR: nprocs, get_num_procs = ',nprocs,get_num_procs()
       call abort_ice(subname//' ERROR: Input nprocs not same as system request', file=__FILE__, line=__LINE__)
    endif
+#endif
 
    ! Determine max_blocks if not set
    if (max_blocks < 1) then
-      max_blocks=( ((nx_global-1)/block_size_x + 1) *         &
-                    ((ny_global-1)/block_size_y + 1) - 1) / nprocs + 1
+      max_blocks=(((nx_global-1)/block_size_x + 1) *         &
+                  ((ny_global-1)/block_size_y + 1) - 1) / nprocs + 1
       max_blocks=max(1,max_blocks)
       if (my_task == master_task) then
          write(nu_diag,'(/,a52,i6,/)') &