diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/fire/SFMainMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/fire/SFMainMod.F90
index f05c1a641e..40e909c5f2 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/fire/SFMainMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/fire/SFMainMod.F90
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ subroutine fire_model( currentSite, bc_in)
     enddo
 
     if(write_SF==1)then
-       write(fates_log(),*) 'use_ed_spit_fire',use_ed_spit_fire
+       write(fates_log(),*) 'use_ed_spitfire',use_ed_spitfire
     endif
 
-    if(use_ed_spit_fire)then
+    if(use_ed_spitfire)then
        call fire_danger_index(currentSite, bc_in)
        call wind_effect(currentSite, bc_in) 
        call charecteristics_of_fuel(currentSite)
diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDInitMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDInitMod.F90
index 4f949ba76e..91bd94b224 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDInitMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDInitMod.F90
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module EDInitMod
   use FatesGlobals              , only : endrun => fates_endrun
   use EDTypesMod                , only : nclmax
   use FatesGlobals              , only : fates_log
-  use clm_varctl                , only : use_ed_spit_fire 
+  use clm_varctl                , only : use_ed_spitfire 
   use clm_time_manager          , only : is_restart
   use pftconMod                 , only : pftcon
   use EDEcophysConType          , only : EDecophyscon