diff --git a/full/coupler_main.F90 b/full/coupler_main.F90
index b4b28663..ffd4f738 100644
--- a/full/coupler_main.F90
+++ b/full/coupler_main.F90
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ program coupler_main
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 !> ocean/slow-ice integration loop
 
-  if (check_stocks >= 0) call coupler_flux_init_finish_stocks(Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, &
+  if (check_stocks >= 0 .and. do_flux) call coupler_flux_init_finish_stocks(Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, &
                                                               coupler_clocks, init_stocks=.True.)
 
   !> ocean/slow-ice integration loop
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ program coupler_main
     end if
 
     ! needs to sit here rather than at the end of the coupler loop.
-    if (check_stocks > 0) call coupler_flux_check_stocks(nc, Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, coupler_clocks)
+    if (check_stocks > 0 .and. do_flux) call coupler_flux_check_stocks(nc, Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, &
+                                                                       coupler_clocks)
 
     if (do_ice .and. Ice%pe) then
       if (Ice%slow_ice_pe) call coupler_unpack_ocean_ice_boundary(nc, Time_flux_ocean_to_ice, Ice, Ocean_ice_boundary,&
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ program coupler_main
       !> begin atm_clock_1
       call fms_mpp_clock_begin(coupler_clocks%atm)
 
-      call coupler_generate_sfc_xgrid(Land, Ice, coupler_clocks)
+      if (do_flux) call coupler_generate_sfc_xgrid(Land, Ice, coupler_clocks)
       call send_ice_mask_sic(Time)
 
       !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ program coupler_main
   enddo coupled_timestep_loop
 
   !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  if( check_stocks >=0 ) call coupler_flux_init_finish_stocks(Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, &
+  if(check_stocks >=0 .and. do_flux) call coupler_flux_init_finish_stocks(Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, &
                                                               coupler_clocks, finish_stocks=.True.)
 
   call fms_mpp_set_current_pelist()
diff --git a/full/full_coupler_mod.F90 b/full/full_coupler_mod.F90
index 4f8d294d..63f5dd44 100644
--- a/full/full_coupler_mod.F90
+++ b/full/full_coupler_mod.F90
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ subroutine coupler_init(Atm, Ocean, Land, Ice, Ocean_state, Atmos_land_boundary,
     endif
 
     call fms_mpp_clock_begin(coupler_clocks%flux_exchange_init)
-    call flux_exchange_init ( Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean, Ocean_state,&
+    if(do_flux) call flux_exchange_init ( Time, Atm, Land, Ice, Ocean, Ocean_state,&
              atmos_ice_boundary, land_ice_atmos_boundary, &
              land_ice_boundary, ice_ocean_boundary, ocean_ice_boundary, &
          do_ocean, slow_ice_ocean_pelist, dt_atmos=dt_atmos, dt_cpld=dt_cpld)