diff --git a/src/core_atmosphere/physics/physics_noahmp/drivers/mpas/EnergyVarOutTransferMod.F90 b/src/core_atmosphere/physics/physics_noahmp/drivers/mpas/EnergyVarOutTransferMod.F90
index a3124b3a2e..a150bf9b6e 100644
--- a/src/core_atmosphere/physics/physics_noahmp/drivers/mpas/EnergyVarOutTransferMod.F90
+++ b/src/core_atmosphere/physics/physics_noahmp/drivers/mpas/EnergyVarOutTransferMod.F90
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ subroutine EnergyVarOutTransfer(noahmp, NoahmpIO)
     NoahmpIO%CHB2XY  (I) = noahmp%energy%state%ExchCoeffSh2mBare
     NoahmpIO%Q2MVXY  (I) = noahmp%energy%state%SpecHumidity2mVeg /(1.0-noahmp%energy%state%SpecHumidity2mVeg)  ! spec humidity to mixing ratio
     NoahmpIO%Q2MBXY  (I) = noahmp%energy%state%SpecHumidity2mBare/(1.0-noahmp%energy%state%SpecHumidity2mBare)
-    NoahmpIO%Q2MXY   (I) = noahmp%energy%state%SpecHumidity2m/(1.0-noahmp%energy%state%SpecHumidity2m)
+    NoahmpIO%Q2MXY   (I) = NoahmpIO%Q2MBXY(I) * ( 1 - NoahmpIO%FVEGXY(I) ) + NoahmpIO%Q2MVXY(I) * NoahmpIO%FVEGXY(I)
     NoahmpIO%IRRSPLH (I) = NoahmpIO%IRRSPLH(I) + &
                              (noahmp%energy%flux%HeatLatentIrriEvap * noahmp%config%domain%MainTimeStep)
     NoahmpIO%TSLB    (I,1:NumSoilLayer)       = noahmp%energy%state%TemperatureSoilSnow(1:NumSoilLayer)