diff --git a/src/g2bytes.F90 b/src/g2bytes.F90
index 0f4c8744..c79e6c61 100644
--- a/src/g2bytes.F90
+++ b/src/g2bytes.F90
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ subroutine rdieee(rieee, a, num)
   integer, intent(in) :: num
 
   integer(4) :: ieee
-  real, parameter :: two23 = scale(1.0,-23)
-  real, parameter :: two126 = scale(1.0,-126)
+  real, parameter :: two23 = scale(1.0, -23)
+  real, parameter :: two126 = scale(1.0, -126)
   integer :: iexp, imant, isign, j
   real :: sign, temp
 
diff --git a/src/g2create.F90 b/src/g2create.F90
index f3136e5c..72853c00 100644
--- a/src/g2create.F90
+++ b/src/g2create.F90
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ subroutine addfield(cgrib,lcgrib,ipdsnum,ipdstmpl,ipdstmplen, &
   character(len=4):: ctemp
   character(len=1),allocatable :: cpack(:)
   real,pointer,dimension(:) :: pfld
-  real(4) :: coordieee(numcoord),re00
+  real(4) :: coordieee(numcoord), re00, tmpre00(1)
   integer(4) :: ire00,allones
   integer :: mappds(ipdstmplen),intbmap(ngrdpts),mapdrs(idrstmplen)
   integer,parameter :: zero=0,one=1,four=4,five=5,six=6,seven=7
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ subroutine addfield(cgrib,lcgrib,ipdsnum,ipdstmpl,ipdstmplen, &
   integer :: ibmprev, ilen, ioctet, iscan, isecnum, itemp
   integer :: i, jj, kk, mm
   integer :: iret, istat
+  real (kind = 4) :: tmpfld(1)
 
   allones = int(Z'FFFFFFFF')
   ierr=0
@@ -398,10 +399,11 @@ subroutine addfield(cgrib,lcgrib,ipdsnum,ipdstmpl,ipdstmplen, &
      call cmplxpack(pfld,ndpts,idrsnum,idrstmpl,cpack,lcpack)
   elseif (idrsnum.eq.50) then ! Sperical Harmonic Simple Packing
      call simpack(pfld(2),ndpts-1,idrstmpl,cpack,lcpack)
-     call mkieee(real(pfld(1)),re00,1) ! ensure RE(0,0) value is IEEE format
-     !call g2_gbytec(re00,idrstmpl(5),0,32)
-     ire00=transfer(re00,ire00)
-     idrstmpl(5)=ire00
+     tmpfld(1) = real(pfld(1), 4)
+     call mkieee(tmpfld, tmpre00, 1) ! ensure RE(0,0) value is IEEE format
+     re00 = tmpre00(1)
+     ire00 = transfer(re00, ire00)
+     idrstmpl(5) = ire00
   elseif (idrsnum.eq.51) then ! Sperical Harmonic Complex Packing
      call getpoly(cgrib(lpos3),lensec3,jj,kk,mm)
      if (jj.ne.0 .AND. kk.ne.0 .AND. mm.ne.0) then
diff --git a/src/g2get.F90 b/src/g2get.F90
index 722ce0fe..1752ee51 100644
--- a/src/g2get.F90
+++ b/src/g2get.F90
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ subroutine getfield(cgrib, lcgrib, ifldnum, igds, igdstmpl, &
   character(len = 4) :: ctemp
   integer :: listsec0(2)
   integer :: iofst, istart
-  integer(4) :: ieee
+  real (kind = 4) :: ieee(1)
   logical :: have3, have4, have5, have6, have7
 
   !implicit none additions
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ subroutine getfield(cgrib, lcgrib, ifldnum, igds, igdstmpl, &
         elseif (idrsnum .eq. 50) then
            call simunpack(cgrib(ipos + 5), lensec - 6, idrstmpl, &
                 ndpts - 1, fld(2))
-           ieee = idrstmpl(5)
+           ieee = transfer(idrstmpl(5), ieee, 1)
            call rdieee(ieee, fld(1), 1)
            have7 = .true.
         elseif (idrsnum .eq. 40 .or. idrsnum .eq. 40000) then
diff --git a/src/g2unpack.F90 b/src/g2unpack.F90
index 339ff2bc..d883d373 100644
--- a/src/g2unpack.F90
+++ b/src/g2unpack.F90
@@ -655,7 +655,9 @@ subroutine gf_unpack7(cgrib, lcgrib, iofst, igdsnum, igdstmpl,  &
   integer, pointer, dimension(:) :: igdstmpl, idrstmpl
   integer, intent(out) :: ierr
   real, pointer, dimension(:) :: fld
-  integer :: ier,  ipos,  istat,  lensec,  ieee
+  integer :: ier,  ipos,  istat,  lensec
+  real (kind = 4) :: ieee(1)
+  real :: tmpfld(1)
 
   ierr = 0
   nullify(fld)
@@ -682,8 +684,9 @@ subroutine gf_unpack7(cgrib, lcgrib, iofst, igdsnum, igdstmpl,  &
      endif
   elseif (idrsnum .eq. 50) then ! Spectral simple
      call simunpack(cgrib(ipos), lensec-5, idrstmpl, ndpts-1, fld(2))
-     ieee = idrstmpl(5)
-     call rdieee(ieee, fld(1), 1)
+     ieee = transfer(idrstmpl(5), ieee, 1)
+     call rdieee(ieee, tmpfld, 1)
+     fld(1) = tmpfld(1)
   elseif (idrsnum .eq. 51) then ! Spectral complex
      if (igdsnum.ge.50.AND.igdsnum.le.53) then
         call specunpack(cgrib(ipos), lensec-5, idrstmpl, ndpts,  &