diff --git a/mediator/med_io_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_io_mod.F90
index 49c1f3d37..265a5ddda 100644
--- a/mediator/med_io_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_io_mod.F90
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ subroutine med_io_read_init_iodesc(FB, name1, pioid, iodesc, rc)
 
        deallocate(minIndexPTile, maxIndexPTile)
     else
-       if(maintask) write(logunit,*) trim(subname),' ERROR: '//trim(name1)//' is not present, aborting '
+       if(maintask) write(logunit,'(a)') trim(subname)//' ERROR: '//trim(name1)//' is not present, aborting '
        call ESMF_LogWrite(trim(subname)//' ERROR: '//trim(name1)//' is not present, aborting ', ESMF_LOGMSG_ERROR)
        rc = ESMF_FAILURE
     end if ! end if rcode check
diff --git a/mediator/med_phases_ocnalb_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_phases_ocnalb_mod.F90
index 636ce16e6..31bd211f0 100644
--- a/mediator/med_phases_ocnalb_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_phases_ocnalb_mod.F90
@@ -329,9 +329,7 @@ subroutine med_phases_ocnalb_run(gcomp, rc)
 
     ! Determine if ocnalb data type will be initialized - and if not return
     if (first_call) then
-       if ((ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_aoflux_a, rc=rc) .and. &
-            ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_aoflux_o, rc=rc)) .or. &
-            ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_ocnalb_o, rc=rc)) then
+       if (ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_ocnalb_o, rc=rc)) then
           ocnalb%created = .true.
        else
           ocnalb%created = .false.
@@ -495,10 +493,7 @@ subroutine med_phases_ocnalb_run(gcomp, rc)
        ofrad(:) = ofrac(:)
     endif
 
-    ! Write mediator ocnalb history if aofluxes are not active
-    if ( ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_ocnalb_o, rc=rc) .and. &
-         .not. ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_aoflux_a, rc=rc) .and. &
-         .not. ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_aoflux_o, rc=rc)) then
+    if (ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated(is_local%wrap%FBMed_ocnalb_o, rc=rc)) then
        call NUOPC_MediatorGet(gcomp, driverClock=dClock, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
        if (ESMF_ClockIsCreated(dclock)) then