diff --git a/src/dyn_subgrid/dynSubgridControlMod.F90 b/src/dyn_subgrid/dynSubgridControlMod.F90
index 58e3a40359..665f98277c 100644
--- a/src/dyn_subgrid/dynSubgridControlMod.F90
+++ b/src/dyn_subgrid/dynSubgridControlMod.F90
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ subroutine read_namelist( NLFilename )
     dyn_subgrid_control_inst = dyn_subgrid_control_type( &
          flanduse_timeseries = flanduse_timeseries, &
          do_transient_pfts = do_transient_pfts, &
-         do_transient_crops = do_transient_crops, &
+         do_transient_crops = do_transient_pfts, &
          do_harvest = do_harvest, &
          for_testing_allow_non_annual_changes = for_testing_allow_non_annual_changes, &
          for_testing_zero_dynbal_fluxes = for_testing_zero_dynbal_fluxes)
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ subroutine check_namelist_consistency
     end if
 
     if (dyn_subgrid_control_inst%do_transient_crops) then
-       if (.not. use_crop) then
-          write(iulog,*) 'ERROR: do_transient_crops can only be true if use_crop is true'
-          call endrun(msg=errMsg(sourcefile, __LINE__))
-       end if
+!      if (.not. use_crop) then
+!         write(iulog,*) 'ERROR: do_transient_crops can only be true if use_crop is true'
+!         call endrun(msg=errMsg(sourcefile, __LINE__))
+!      end if
        if (use_fates) then
           ! NOTE(wjs, 2017-01-13) ED / FATES does not currently have a mechanism for
           ! changing its column areas, with the consequent changes in aboveground biomass
diff --git a/src/dyn_subgrid/dyncropFileMod.F90 b/src/dyn_subgrid/dyncropFileMod.F90
index 9921ab5954..931839c295 100644
--- a/src/dyn_subgrid/dyncropFileMod.F90
+++ b/src/dyn_subgrid/dyncropFileMod.F90
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ subroutine dyncrop_interp(bounds,crop_inst)
     use CropType          , only : crop_type
     use landunit_varcon   , only : istcrop
     use clm_varpar        , only : cft_lb, cft_ub
+    use clm_varctl        , only : use_crop
     use surfrdUtilsMod    , only : collapse_crop_types
     use subgridWeightsMod , only : set_landunit_weight
     !
@@ -164,7 +165,9 @@ subroutine dyncrop_interp(bounds,crop_inst)
     allocate(fertcft_cur(bounds%begg:bounds%endg, cft_lb:cft_ub))
     call fertcft%get_current_data(fertcft_cur)
 
-    call collapse_crop_types(wtcft_cur, fertcft_cur, bounds%begg, bounds%endg, verbose = .false.)
+    if (use_crop) then
+       call collapse_crop_types(wtcft_cur, fertcft_cur, bounds%begg, bounds%endg, verbose = .false.)
+    end if
 
     allocate(col_set(bounds%begc:bounds%endc))
     col_set(:) = .false.