diff --git a/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90 b/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90
index 77841858d..9cba4088d 100644
--- a/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90
+++ b/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ program merge_lake_ocnmsk
  ! all instances of int_lake was changed to binary_lake  
   integer :: binary_lake
 
-  character(len=120) :: flnm
+  character(len=250) :: flnm
   integer :: ncid,ndims,nvars,natts,lat,lon,v1id,v2id,v3id,v4id,start(2),count(2),i,j,latid,lonid,ncid4, dims(2),tile,nodp_pt
   integer :: lake_pt,vlat
   real, allocatable :: lake_frac(:,:),lake_depth(:,:),land_frac(:,:),ocn_frac(:,:),slmsk(:,:),lat2d(:,:)
diff --git a/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh b/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh
index 65c12d62f..500ccbd0a 100755
--- a/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh
+++ b/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
-
+# 
+# To generate the ocean mask 
+#
+# Check-out ufs-utils (and be sure to check out the ccpp submodule)
+# cd fix 
+# ./link_fixdirs.sh emc hera
+# cd ../reg_tests/cpld_gridgen
+# Edit the rt.conf and add the non-standard case(s) you want to generate
+# Note you need to keep/run the C384_025 case because the lower resolution cases depend on it to generate the remapping weights used to create the CICE ICs and/or do the Post jobs.
+# Edit rt.sh for proper accounts/partitions
+# Build and run the test using ./rt.sh -b >output 2>&1 &
+# Your results should be in /scratch1/NCEPDEV/stmp4/First.Last/CPLD_GRIDGEN/rt_#
+#
+#
 
     results_dir=$TEMP_DIR/ocean_merged/C${res}.mx${ocn}
     mkdir -p ${results_dir}
@@ -8,7 +20,7 @@
 			
     cat << EOF > input.nml
      &mask_nml
-     ocean_mask_dir="$(dirname $(dirname $home_dir))/fix/orog/C${res}/ocean_mask/${ocn}/"
+     ocean_mask_dir="${home_dir}/fix/orog/C${res}/ocean_mask/${ocn}/"
      ocnres="mx${ocn}"
      lake_mask_dir="${TEMP_DIR}/C${res}/orog/"
      atmres="C${res}"