diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c09a7ce736..ab72b60a64 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
   branch = develop
 [submodule "WW3"]
   path = WW3
-  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
-  #branch = dev/ufs-weather-model
-  url = https://github.com/DeniseWorthen/WW3
-  branch = feature/pio4ww3
+  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
+  branch = dev/ufs-weather-model
 [submodule "stochastic_physics"]
   path = stochastic_physics
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-PSL/stochastic_physics
diff --git a/WW3 b/WW3
index 06c20998e5..abe1e79e8d 160000
--- a/WW3
+++ b/WW3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 06c20998e59082e79529a8e728c7c3a43a050911
+Subproject commit abe1e79e8d4241178e5d31fac1c90b8cef2ee551