diff --git a/src/biogeophys/WaterStateType.F90 b/src/biogeophys/WaterStateType.F90
index 2393e57056..6b6f59729e 100644
--- a/src/biogeophys/WaterStateType.F90
+++ b/src/biogeophys/WaterStateType.F90
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ subroutine InitHistory(this, bounds, use_aquifer_layer)
             avgflag='A', &
             long_name=this%info%lname('volume of water in stream channel (hillslope hydrology only)'), &
             ptr_lunit=this%stream_water_volume_lun, l2g_scale_type='natveg',  default='inactive')
+    endif
 
     ! Add excess ice fields to history