diff --git a/src/offline/cable_driver.F90 b/src/offline/cable_driver.F90
index 25e1c0cd6..3a2dde034 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable_driver.F90
+++ b/src/offline/cable_driver.F90
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ PROGRAM cable_offline_driver
        IS_LEAPYEAR, calcsoilalbedo,              &
        kwidth_gl, gw_params
 
-  USE cable_namelist_util, ONLY : get_namelist_file_name,&
-       CABLE_NAMELIST,arg_not_namelist
+  USE cable_namelist_util, ONLY : CABLE_NAMELIST, arg_not_namelist
 ! physical constants
 USE cable_phys_constants_mod, ONLY : CTFRZ   => TFRZ
 USE cable_phys_constants_mod, ONLY : CEMLEAF => EMLEAF
@@ -311,10 +310,6 @@ PROGRAM cable_offline_driver
   CALL cable_driver_init()
 
   cable_runtime%offline = .TRUE.
-  !check to see if first argument passed to cable is
-  !the name of the namelist file
-  !if not use cable.nml
-  CALL get_namelist_file_name()
 
   WRITE(*,*) "THE NAME LIST IS ",CABLE_NAMELIST
   ! Open, read and close the namelist file.
diff --git a/src/offline/cable_driver_init.F90 b/src/offline/cable_driver_init.F90
index 525b5d4bf..9a018e07c 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable_driver_init.F90
+++ b/src/offline/cable_driver_init.F90
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 MODULE cable_driver_init_mod
   !! Module containing routines for CABLE offline driver initialisation
+  USE cable_namelist_util, ONLY : get_namelist_file_name
   IMPLICIT NONE
   PRIVATE
 
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ MODULE cable_driver_init_mod
   SUBROUTINE cable_driver_init()
     !! Model initialisation routine for the CABLE offline driver.
 
+    !check to see if first argument passed to cable is
+    !the name of the namelist file
+    !if not use cable.nml
+    CALL get_namelist_file_name()
+
 #ifdef __MPI__
     ! MPI specific initialisation
 #else
diff --git a/src/offline/cable_mpidrv.F90 b/src/offline/cable_mpidrv.F90
index 52bdb48de..296f2b989 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable_mpidrv.F90
+++ b/src/offline/cable_mpidrv.F90
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ PROGRAM mpi_driver
   USE cable_mpicommon
   USE cable_mpimaster
   USE cable_mpiworker
-  USE cable_namelist_util, ONLY: get_namelist_file_name
 
   IMPLICIT NONE
 
@@ -38,11 +37,6 @@ PROGRAM mpi_driver
   CALL MPI_Comm_dup (MPI_COMM_WORLD, comm, ierr)
   CALL MPI_Comm_size (comm, np, ierr)
 
-  !check to see if first argument passed to cable is
-  !the name of the namelist file
-  !if not use cable.nml
-  CALL get_namelist_file_name()
-
   IF (np < 2) THEN
      WRITE (*,*) 'This program needs at least 2 processes to run!'
      CALL MPI_Abort (comm, 0, ierr)
diff --git a/src/offline/cable_mpimaster.F90 b/src/offline/cable_mpimaster.F90
index c9f75d09b..0f724f3ef 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable_mpimaster.F90
+++ b/src/offline/cable_mpimaster.F90
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ SUBROUTINE mpidrv_master (comm)
          PLUME_MIP_INIT
     USE CABLE_CRU,            ONLY: CRU_TYPE, CRU_GET_SUBDIURNAL_MET, CRU_INIT
 
-    USE cable_namelist_util,  ONLY : get_namelist_file_name,&
-                                     CABLE_NAMELIST
+    USE cable_namelist_util,  ONLY : CABLE_NAMELIST
 
     USE landuse_constant,     ONLY: mstate,mvmax,mharvw
     USE landuse_variable
diff --git a/src/offline/cable_mpiworker.F90 b/src/offline/cable_mpiworker.F90
index 6c06f0dea..ab51795fd 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable_mpiworker.F90
+++ b/src/offline/cable_mpiworker.F90
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ SUBROUTINE mpidrv_worker (comm)
     ! PLUME-MIP only
     USE CABLE_PLUME_MIP,      ONLY: PLUME_MIP_TYPE
 
-    USE cable_namelist_util, ONLY : get_namelist_file_name,&
-         CABLE_NAMELIST
-    
+    USE cable_namelist_util, ONLY : CABLE_NAMELIST
+
     USE cbl_soil_snow_init_special_module
     IMPLICIT NONE