diff --git a/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90 b/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
index f5f5da5050..9561c87c9e 100644
--- a/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
+++ b/config_src/drivers/nuopc_cap/mom_cap.F90
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ module MOM_cap_mod
 use NUOPC_Model, only: model_label_Finalize       => label_Finalize
 use NUOPC_Model, only: SetVM
 
-use get_stochy_pattern_mod, only: write_stoch_restart_ocn
+use MOM_stochastics,         only : write_mom_restart_stoch
 !$use omp_lib             , only : omp_set_num_threads
 
 implicit none; private
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ subroutine ModelAdvance(gcomp, rc)
           endif
           call ESMF_LogWrite("MOM_cap: Writing stoch restart :  "//trim(restartname), &
                              ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO)
-          call write_stoch_restart_ocn('RESTART/'//trim(restartname))
+          call write_mom_restart_stoch('RESTART/'//trim(restartname))
         endif
      endif
 
diff --git a/config_src/external/OCEAN_stochastic_phyiscs/MOM_stochastics.F90 b/config_src/external/OCEAN_stochastic_phyiscs/MOM_stochastics.F90
index 03b33dc2b3..ab33a17c29 100644
--- a/config_src/external/OCEAN_stochastic_phyiscs/MOM_stochastics.F90
+++ b/config_src/external/OCEAN_stochastic_phyiscs/MOM_stochastics.F90
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ module MOM_stochastics
 use MOM_domains,             only : root_PE,num_PEs
 use MOM_coms,                only : Get_PElist
 use stochastic_physics,      only : init_stochastic_physics_ocn, run_stochastic_physics_ocn
+use get_stochy_pattern_mod, only: write_stoch_restart_ocn
 
 #include <MOM_memory.h>
 
 implicit none ; private
 
-public stochastics_init, update_stochastics
+public stochastics_init, update_stochastics, write_mom_restart_stoch
 
 !> This control structure holds parameters for the MOM_stochastics module
 type, public:: stochastic_CS
@@ -146,10 +147,21 @@ subroutine update_stochastics(CS)
   call callTree_enter("update_stochastics(), MOM_stochastics.F90")
 
 ! update stochastic physics patterns before running next time-step
-   call run_stochastic_physics_ocn(CS%sppt_wts,CS%epbl1_wts,CS%epbl2_wts)
-   print*,'in update_stoch',minval(CS%sppt_wts),maxval(CS%sppt_wts),minval(CS%epbl1_wts),maxval(CS%epbl1_wts)
+  call run_stochastic_physics_ocn(CS%sppt_wts,CS%epbl1_wts,CS%epbl2_wts)
 
+  return
 end subroutine update_stochastics
 
+!< wrapper to write ocean stochastic restarts
+subroutine write_mom_restart_stoch(filename)
+  character(len=*) :: filename
+
+  call callTree_enter("write_mom_restart_stoch(), MOM_stochastics.F90")
+
+  call write_stoch_restart_ocn(filename)
+
+  return
+end subroutine write_mom_restart_stoch
+
 end module MOM_stochastics