diff --git a/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/utils.f90 b/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/utils.f90
index ddda0bb90..3a547eede 100644
--- a/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/utils.f90
+++ b/sorc/chgres_cube.fd/utils.f90
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ subroutine error_handler(string, rc)
 
  implicit none
 
+ include 'mpif.h'
+
  character(len=*), intent(in)    :: string
  
  integer,          intent(in)    :: rc
 
+ integer :: ierr
+
  print*,"- FATAL ERROR: ", string
  print*,"- IOSTAT IS: ", rc
- call mpi_abort
+ call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 999, ierr)
 
  end subroutine error_handler
 
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ subroutine netcdf_err( err, string )
  integer, intent(in) :: err
  character(len=*), intent(in) :: string
  character(len=256) :: errmsg
+ integer :: iret
 
  include "mpif.h"
 
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ subroutine netcdf_err( err, string )
  print*,''
  print*,'FATAL ERROR: ', trim(string), ': ', trim(errmsg)
  print*,'STOP.'
- call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 999)
+ call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 999, iret)
 
  return
  end subroutine netcdf_err
diff --git a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/interp.F90 b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/interp.F90
index 67a8cc079..1e6141708 100644
--- a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/interp.F90
+++ b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/interp.F90
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ subroutine adjust_for_landice(field, vegt, idim, jdim, field_ch)
 
  integer, parameter                :: landice=15
 
- integer                           :: i, j
+ integer                           :: i, j, ierr
 
  real                              :: landice_value
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ subroutine adjust_for_landice(field, vegt, idim, jdim, field_ch)
      enddo
    case default
      print*,'- FATAL ERROR IN ROUTINE ADJUST_FOR_LANDICE.  UNIDENTIFIED FIELD : ', field_ch
-     call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 57)
+     call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 57, ierr)
  end select
 
  end subroutine adjust_for_landice
diff --git a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/model_grid.F90 b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/model_grid.F90
index bd0c0b5f0..056a57130 100644
--- a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/model_grid.F90
+++ b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/model_grid.F90
@@ -88,12 +88,14 @@ subroutine define_model_grid(localpet, npets)
 
  implicit none
 
+ include 'mpif.h'
+
  integer, intent(in)              :: localpet, npets
 
  character(len=500)               :: the_file
 
  integer                          :: error, id_dim, id_tiles, ncid
- integer                          :: id_grid_tiles
+ integer                          :: id_grid_tiles, ierr
  integer                          :: extra, rc, tile
  integer, allocatable             :: decomptile(:,:)
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ subroutine define_model_grid(localpet, npets)
  if (mod(npets,num_tiles) /= 0) then
    print*,'- FATAL ERROR: MUST RUN THIS PROGRAM WITH A TASK COUNT THAT'
    print*,'- IS A MULTIPLE OF THE NUMBER OF TILES.'
-   call mpi_abort
+   call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 44, ierr)
  endif
 
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/output.f90 b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/output.f90
index b38aa8bea..87016e4af 100644
--- a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/output.f90
+++ b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/output.f90
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ subroutine output(data_one_tile, lat_one_tile, lon_one_tile, i_mdl, j_mdl, &
 
  integer                          :: initialsiz, fsize, error, j
  integer                          :: dim_x, dim_y, id_data
- integer                          :: dim_time, id_times
+ integer                          :: dim_time, id_times, ierr
  integer                          :: header_buffer_val = 16384
  integer                          :: i_out, j_out, id_lat, id_lon
  integer                          :: i_start, i_end, j_start, j_end
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ subroutine output(data_one_tile, lat_one_tile, lon_one_tile, i_mdl, j_mdl, &
      out_file_with_halo = "./vegetation_type." // grid_tiles(tile) // ".halo.nc"
    case default
      print*,'- FATAL ERROR IN ROUTINE OUTPUT.  UNIDENTIFIED FIELD : ', field_names(field_idx)
-     call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 67)
+     call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 67, ierr)
  end select
 
 !----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/utils.f90 b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/utils.f90
index 373ae736c..0941737d1 100644
--- a/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/utils.f90
+++ b/sorc/sfc_climo_gen.fd/utils.f90
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ subroutine netcdf_err( err, string )
  integer, intent(in) :: err
  character(len=*), intent(in) :: string
  character(len=256) :: errmsg
+ integer :: ierr
 
  include "mpif.h"
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ subroutine netcdf_err( err, string )
  print*,''
  print*,'FATAL ERROR: ', trim(string), ': ', trim(errmsg)
  print*,'STOP.'
- call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 999)
+ call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 999, ierr)
 
  return
  end subroutine netcdf_err
@@ -36,9 +37,13 @@ subroutine error_handler(string, rc)
 
  integer, optional, intent(in)   :: rc
 
+ integer :: ierr
+
+ include "mpif.h"
+
  print*,"- FATAL ERROR: ", string
  if (present(rc)) print*,"- IOSTAT IS: ", rc
- call mpi_abort
+ call mpi_abort(mpi_comm_world, 999, ierr)
 
  end subroutine error_handler