diff --git a/physics/module_mp_thompson.F90 b/physics/module_mp_thompson.F90
index ca913c6e3..271db11d0 100644
--- a/physics/module_mp_thompson.F90
+++ b/physics/module_mp_thompson.F90
@@ -1509,6 +1509,14 @@ SUBROUTINE mp_gt_driver(qv, qc, qr, qi, qs, qg, ni, nr, nc,     &
             enddo
          endif
 
+         if (merra2_aerosol_aware) then
+            do k = kts, kte
+               nc(i,k,j) = nc1d(k)
+               nwfa(i,k,j) = nwfa1d(k)
+               nifa(i,k,j) = nifa1d(k)
+            enddo
+         endif
+
          do k = kts, kte
             qv(i,k,j) = qv1d(k)
             qc(i,k,j) = qc1d(k)