diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 43e6e7b9b4..ff41b51141 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/ufs-community/regional_workflow
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 #branch = develop
-hash = 20a149d
+hash = f5f8158
 local_path = regional_workflow
 required = True
 
diff --git a/env/build_orion_intel.env b/env/build_orion_intel.env
index 3b4fd79c48..52d7e7e909 100644
--- a/env/build_orion_intel.env
+++ b/env/build_orion_intel.env
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #Setup instructions for MSU Orion using Intel-18.0.5 (bash shell)
 
+module purge
+
 module load contrib noaatools
 
 module load cmake/3.18.1