diff --git a/configuration/driver/icedrv_init.F90 b/configuration/driver/icedrv_init.F90
index 5d797fe04..24f56ecfb 100644
--- a/configuration/driver/icedrv_init.F90
+++ b/configuration/driver/icedrv_init.F90
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ subroutine input_data
          write(nu_diag,1020) 'nslyr   = ', nslyr
          write(nu_diag,1020) 'nblyr   = ', nblyr
          write(nu_diag,1020) 'nfsd    = ', nfsd
+         write(nu_diag,1020) 'n_aero  = ', n_aero
          write(nu_diag,*)' '
          write(nu_diag,1020) 'nx      = ', nx
          write(nu_diag,*)' '
@@ -736,7 +737,7 @@ subroutine input_data
            wave_spec_type_in=wave_spec_type, wave_spec_in=wave_spec)
       call icepack_init_tracer_sizes(ntrcr_in=ntrcr, &
            ncat_in=ncat, nilyr_in=nilyr, nslyr_in=nslyr, nblyr_in=nblyr, &
-           nfsd_in=nfsd)
+           nfsd_in=nfsd, n_aero_in=n_aero)
       call icepack_init_tracer_flags(tr_iage_in=tr_iage, &
            tr_FY_in=tr_FY, tr_lvl_in=tr_lvl, tr_aero_in=tr_aero, &
            tr_pond_in=tr_pond, tr_pond_cesm_in=tr_pond_cesm, &