diff --git a/gridcomps/Cap/MAPL_Cap.F90 b/gridcomps/Cap/MAPL_Cap.F90
index 0911e66b3db..8e417d5228a 100644
--- a/gridcomps/Cap/MAPL_Cap.F90
+++ b/gridcomps/Cap/MAPL_Cap.F90
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ subroutine run_model(this, comm, unusable, rc)
 
       ! If the file exists, we pass it into ESMF_Initialize, else, we
       ! use the one from the command line arguments
-      if (esmf_config_file_exists) then
+      if (esmfConfigFileExists) then
          call ESMF_Initialize (configFileName=esmfConfig_file, mpiCommunicator=comm, vm=vm, _RC)
       else
          call ESMF_Initialize (logKindFlag=this%cap_options%esmf_logging_mode, mpiCommunicator=comm, vm=vm, _RC)