diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_gm.F b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_gm.F
index 2faf6aff6f96..d1e0948235eb 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_gm.F
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_gm.F
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ subroutine ocn_GM_init(domain, err)!{{{
 
       integer, intent(out) :: err !< Output: error flag
 
-      real(kind=RKIND) :: sphereRadius
+      real(kind=RKIND) :: sphereRadius, coef
 
       type(block_type), pointer :: block
       type(mpas_pool_type), pointer :: meshPool
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ subroutine ocn_GM_init(domain, err)!{{{
             call mpas_dmpar_finalize(domain%dminfo)
          end if
 
-         ! Add horizontal taper
+         ! Initialize horizontal taper
          if (config_GM_horizontal_taper == 'none' .or. &
              config_GM_horizontal_taper == 'RossbyRadius') then
             ! For 'RossbyRadius', the taper is recomputed at every time step.
@@ -1088,6 +1088,8 @@ subroutine ocn_GM_init(domain, err)!{{{
             !$omp end do
             !$omp end parallel
          else if (config_GM_horizontal_taper == 'ramp') then
+            coef = 1.0_RKIND &
+                    /(config_GM_horizontal_ramp_max - config_GM_horizontal_ramp_min)
             !$omp parallel
             !$omp do schedule(runtime) 
             do iEdge = 1, nEdges
@@ -1096,8 +1098,7 @@ subroutine ocn_GM_init(domain, err)!{{{
                else if (dcEdge(iEdge) >= config_GM_horizontal_ramp_max) then
                   gmHorizontalTaper(iEdge) = 1.0_RKIND
                else
-                  gmHorizontalTaper(iEdge) = 1.0_RKIND &
-                     /(config_GM_horizontal_ramp_max - config_GM_horizontal_ramp_min) &
+                  gmHorizontalTaper(iEdge) = coef &
                      *(dcEdge(iEdge) - config_GM_horizontal_ramp_min)
                end if
             end do
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_tracer_hmix_redi.F b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_tracer_hmix_redi.F
index 0e0258c8ce51..36ae8e3dcd6e 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_tracer_hmix_redi.F
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_tracer_hmix_redi.F
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ subroutine ocn_tracer_hmix_Redi_init(domain, err)!{{{
          call mpas_pool_get_array(meshPool, 'cellsOnEdge', cellsOnEdge)
          call mpas_pool_get_array(meshPool, 'dcEdge', dcEdge)
 
-         ! Resolution taper
+         ! Initialize horizonal taper
          if (config_Redi_horizontal_taper == 'none' .or. &
              config_Redi_horizontal_taper == 'RossbyRadius') then
             ! For 'RossbyRadius', the taper is recomputed at every time step in
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ subroutine ocn_tracer_hmix_Redi_init(domain, err)!{{{
             !$omp end do
             !$omp end parallel
          else if (config_Redi_horizontal_taper == 'ramp') then
+            coef = 1.0_RKIND &
+                    /(config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_max - config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_min)
             !$omp parallel
             !$omp do schedule(runtime) 
             do iEdge=1,nEdges
@@ -554,9 +556,8 @@ subroutine ocn_tracer_hmix_Redi_init(domain, err)!{{{
                else if (dcEdge(iEdge) >= config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_max) then
                   RediHorizontalTaper(iEdge) = 1.0_RKIND
                else
-                  RediHorizontalTaper(iEdge) = RediHorizontalTaper(iEdge) &
-                     *(dcEdge(iEdge) - config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_min) &
-                     /(config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_max - config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_min)
+                  RediHorizontalTaper(iEdge) = coef &
+                      *(dcEdge(iEdge) - config_Redi_horizontal_ramp_min)
                end if
             end do
             !$omp end do