diff --git a/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
index 33bc0aba..7afe15dc 100644
--- a/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_phases_aofluxes_mod.F90
@@ -1714,11 +1714,6 @@ subroutine set_aoflux_out_pointers(fldbun, lsize, aoflux_out, xgrid, rc)
     if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_duu10n', aoflux_out%duu10n, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
     if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-
-    call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_ugustOut', aoflux_out%ugust_out, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
-    if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-    call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_u10withGust', aoflux_out%u10_withGust, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
-    if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_u10res', aoflux_out%u10res, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
     if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'Faox_taux', aoflux_out%taux, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
@@ -1750,8 +1745,11 @@ subroutine set_aoflux_out_pointers(fldbun, lsize, aoflux_out, xgrid, rc)
     if (add_gusts) then
        call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_ugustOut', aoflux_out%ugust_out, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
        if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
+       call fldbun_getfldptr(fldbun, 'So_u10withGust', aoflux_out%u10_withGust, xgrid=xgrid, rc=rc)
+       if (chkerr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
     else
        allocate(aoflux_out%ugust_out(lsize)); aoflux_out%ugust_out(:) = 0._R8
+       allocate(aoflux_out%u10_withGust(lsize)); aoflux_out%u10_withGust(:) = 0._R8
     end if
 
   end subroutine set_aoflux_out_pointers