diff --git a/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90 b/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
index 74773a0829..000bfec488 100644
--- a/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
+++ b/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
@@ -1510,9 +1510,8 @@ subroutine ModelAdvance(gcomp, rc)
 
   rc = ESMF_SUCCESS
   if(profile_memory) call ESMF_VMLogMemInfo("Entering MOM Model_ADVANCE: ")
-  if(timere > 0.) timers = MPI_Wtime()
-  if(is_root_pe()) write(stdout,*) 'In MOM6, time since last time step ',timers-timere
-
+  timers = MPI_Wtime()
+  if(timere>0. .and. is_root_pe()) write(stdout,*) 'In MOM6, time since last time step ',timers-timere
 
   call shr_log_setLogUnit (stdout)