diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/cime_config/buildnml b/components/mpas-ocean/cime_config/buildnml
index 551bd331a5c9..ba9281e54f51 100755
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/cime_config/buildnml
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/cime_config/buildnml
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ def buildnml(case, caseroot, compname):
         lines.append('    <var name="zMid"/>')
         lines.append('    <var name="atmosphericPressure"/>')
         lines.append('    <var name="normalMLEvelocity"/>')
-        lines.append('    <var name="vertMLEVelocityTop"/>')
+        lines.append('    <var name="vertMLEBolusVelocityTop"/>')
         if not ocn_grid.startswith("oRRS1"):
             lines.append('    <var name="normalGMBolusVelocity"/>')
             lines.append('    <var name="vertGMBolusVelocityTop"/>')
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/analysis_members/Registry_time_series_stats_monthly_mean.xml b/components/mpas-ocean/src/analysis_members/Registry_time_series_stats_monthly_mean.xml
index 7ca3df931f1d..247dac423e6d 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/analysis_members/Registry_time_series_stats_monthly_mean.xml
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/analysis_members/Registry_time_series_stats_monthly_mean.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 			<var name="normalGMBolusVelocity"/>
 			<var name="vertGMBolusVelocityTop"/>
 			<var name="normalMLEvelocity"/>
-			<var name="vertMLEVelocityTop"/>
+			<var name="vertMLEBolusVelocityTop"/>
 			<var name="GMBolusVelocityZonal"/>
 			<var name="GMBolusVelocityMeridional"/>
 			<var name="cGMphaseSpeed"/>