diff --git a/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_mixed_layer_restrat.F90 b/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_mixed_layer_restrat.F90
index f5deea1f66..b3274475c7 100644
--- a/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_mixed_layer_restrat.F90
+++ b/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_mixed_layer_restrat.F90
@@ -1064,8 +1064,8 @@ subroutine mixedlayer_restrat_Bodner(CS, G, GV, US, h, uhtr, vhtr, tv, forces, d
       h_big = 0.5*( big_H(i,j) + big_H(i+1,j) )                       ! H ~> m or kg m-3
       grd_b = ( buoy_av(i+1,j) - buoy_av(i,j) ) * G%IdxCu(I,j)        ! L H-1 T-2 ~> s-2 or m3 kg-1 s-2
       r_wpup = 2. / ( wpup(i,j) + wpup(i+1,j) )                       ! T2 L-1 H-1 ~> s2 m-2 or m s2 kg-1
-      psi_mag = ( ( ( CS%Cr_space(i,j) * grid_dsd ) * ( absf * h_sml ) ) &       ! L2 H T-1 ~> m3 s-1 or kg s-1
-                  * ( ( h_big**2 ) * grd_b ) ) * r_wpup
+      psi_mag = ( ( ( (0.5*(CS%Cr_space(i,j) + CS%Cr_space(i+1,j))) * grid_dsd ) & ! L2 H T-1 ~> m3 s-1 or kg s-1
+                  * ( absf * h_sml ) ) * ( ( h_big**2 ) * grd_b ) ) * r_wpup
     else  ! There is no flux on land and no gradient at open boundary points.
       psi_mag = 0.0
     endif
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ subroutine mixedlayer_restrat_Bodner(CS, G, GV, US, h, uhtr, vhtr, tv, forces, d
       h_big = 0.5*( big_H(i,j) + big_H(i,j+1) )                       ! H ~> m or kg m-3
       grd_b = ( buoy_av(i,j+1) - buoy_av(i,j) ) * G%IdyCv(I,j)        ! L H-1 T-2 ~> s-2 or m3 kg-1 s-2
       r_wpup = 2. / ( wpup(i,j) + wpup(i,j+1) )                       ! T2 L-1 H-1 ~> s2 m-2 or m s2 kg-1
-      psi_mag = ( ( ( CS%Cr_space(i,j) * grid_dsd ) * ( absf * h_sml ) ) &       ! L2 H T-1 ~> m3 s-1 or kg s-1
-                  * ( ( h_big**2 ) * grd_b ) ) * r_wpup
+      psi_mag = ( ( ( (0.5*(CS%Cr_space(i,j) + CS%Cr_space(i,j+1))) * grid_dsd ) & ! L2 H T-1 ~> m3 s-1 or kg s-1
+                  * ( absf * h_sml ) ) * ( ( h_big**2 ) * grd_b ) ) * r_wpup
     else  ! There is no flux on land and no gradient at open boundary points.
       psi_mag = 0.0
     endif
@@ -1670,6 +1670,7 @@ logical function mixedlayer_restrat_init(Time, G, GV, US, param_file, diag, CS,
       filename = trim(inputdir) // "/" // trim(filename)
       allocate(CS%MLD_Tfilt_space(G%isd:G%ied,G%jsd:G%jed), source=0.0)
       call MOM_read_data(filename, varname, CS%MLD_Tfilt_space, G%domain, scale=US%s_to_T)
+      call pass_var(CS%MLD_Tfilt_space, G%domain)
     endif
     allocate(CS%Cr_space(G%isd:G%ied,G%jsd:G%jed), source=CS%Cr)
     if (CS%Cr_grid) then
@@ -1681,6 +1682,7 @@ logical function mixedlayer_restrat_init(Time, G, GV, US, param_file, diag, CS,
               default="Cr")
       filename = trim(inputdir) // "/" // trim(filename)
       call MOM_read_data(filename, varname, CS%Cr_space, G%domain)
+      call pass_var(CS%Cr_space, G%domain)
     endif
     call closeParameterBlock(param_file) ! The remaining parameters do not have MLE% prepended
     call get_param(param_file, mdl, "MLE_USE_PBL_MLD", CS%MLE_use_PBL_MLD, &