diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 329dcaa37d5..7ea837ac930 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test "x$enable_papi" = xno || enable_papi=yes
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_papi)
 
 # Does the user want to enable Fortran library?
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether Fortran library should be build])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether Fortran library should be built])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([fortran],
               [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-fortran],
                               [build the PIO Fortran library.])])
diff --git a/src/gptl/Makefile.am b/src/gptl/Makefile.am
index 840e07abca9..54216d4ffa9 100644
--- a/src/gptl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gptl/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libperf_utils.la libperf_mod.la
 
 # The convenience libraries depends on their source.
 libperf_utils_la_SOURCES = perf_utils.F90
-libperf_mod_la_SOURCES = perf_mod.F90 f_wrappers_2.c
+libperf_mod_la_SOURCES = perf_mod.F90 f_wrappers_2.c private.h
 
 # Each mod file depends on the .o file.
 perf_utils.mod: perf_utils.$(OBJEXT)
diff --git a/src/gptl/perf_mod.F90 b/src/gptl/perf_mod.F90
index e62059de98e..622d5cf2c12 100644
--- a/src/gptl/perf_mod.F90
+++ b/src/gptl/perf_mod.F90
@@ -913,12 +913,12 @@ subroutine t_prf(filename, mpicom, num_outpe, stride_outpe, &
    unitn = shr_file_getUnit()
 
    ! determine what the current output mode is (append or write)
-   if (GPTLpr_query_write() == 1) then
-     pr_write = .true.
-     ierr = GPTLpr_set_append()
-   else 
-     pr_write=.false.
-   endif
+   ! if (GPTLpr_query_write() == 1) then
+   !   pr_write = .true.
+   !   ierr = GPTLpr_set_append()
+   ! else
+   pr_write=.false.
+   ! endif
 
    ! Determine whether to write all data to a single fie
    if (present(single_file)) then
@@ -1100,9 +1100,9 @@ subroutine t_prf(filename, mpicom, num_outpe, stride_outpe, &
    call shr_file_freeUnit( unitn )
 
    ! reset GPTL output mode
-   if (pr_write) then
-     ierr = GPTLpr_set_write()
-   endif
+   ! if (pr_write) then
+   !   ierr = GPTLpr_set_write()
+   ! endif
 
 !$OMP END MASTER
    call t_stopf("t_prf")
diff --git a/tests/performance/Makefile.am b/tests/performance/Makefile.am
index 6d5d3dd8c07..6b7bfb5ec23 100644
--- a/tests/performance/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/performance/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ pioperf_SOURCES = pioperformance.F90
 # Tests will run from a bash script.
 TESTS = run_tests.sh
 
-EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt gensimple.pl Pioperformance.md pioperf.nl
+EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt gensimple.pl Pioperformance.md pioperf.nl	\
+run_tests.sh
 
 # Clean up files produced during testing.
 CLEANFILES = *.nc *.log *.mod
diff --git a/tests/performance/Pioperformance.md b/tests/performance/Pioperformance.md
index efe7c611045..186e489e8d3 100644
--- a/tests/performance/Pioperformance.md
+++ b/tests/performance/Pioperformance.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 To run pioperformance you need a dof input file. I have a whole repo
 of them here:
-https://svn-ccsm-piodecomps.cgd.ucar.edu/trunk
+<https://svn-ccsm-piodecomps.cgd.ucar.edu/trunk>
 
 You need an input namelist:
 
@@ -59,5 +59,4 @@ When this is run, output like the following will appear:
 These are read and write rates in units of MB/s for Box and Subset
 rearrangers - the time measured is from the call to readdof or
 writedof to the completion of the close (since writes are buffered the
-close needs to be included) .
-
+close needs to be included).
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