diff --git a/cicecore/drivers/nuopc/cmeps/ice_comp_nuopc.F90 b/cicecore/drivers/nuopc/cmeps/ice_comp_nuopc.F90
index efadabbda..0b2507fc8 100644
--- a/cicecore/drivers/nuopc/cmeps/ice_comp_nuopc.F90
+++ b/cicecore/drivers/nuopc/cmeps/ice_comp_nuopc.F90
@@ -1290,51 +1290,51 @@ subroutine ModelSetRunClock(gcomp, rc)
        call ESMF_LogWrite(subname//'setting alarms for ' // trim(name), ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO)
 
        !----------------
-       ! Restart alarm
+       ! Stop alarm - must be set first, since restart alarm may be based on this value
        !----------------
-       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="restart_option", value=restart_option, rc=rc)
+       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="stop_option", value=stop_option, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
-       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="restart_n", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
+       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="stop_n", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-       read(cvalue,*) restart_n
+       read(cvalue,*) stop_n
 
-       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="restart_ymd", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
+       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="stop_ymd", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-       read(cvalue,*) restart_ymd
+       read(cvalue,*) stop_ymd
 
-       call alarmInit(mclock, restart_alarm, restart_option, &
-            opt_n   = restart_n,           &
-            opt_ymd = restart_ymd,         &
+       call alarmInit(mclock, stop_alarm, stop_option, &
+            opt_n   = stop_n,           &
+            opt_ymd = stop_ymd,         &
             RefTime = mcurrTime,           &
-            alarmname = 'alarm_restart', rc=rc)
+            alarmname = 'alarm_stop', rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
-       call ESMF_AlarmSet(restart_alarm, clock=mclock, rc=rc)
+       call ESMF_AlarmSet(stop_alarm, clock=mclock, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
        !----------------
-       ! Stop alarm
+       ! Restart alarm
        !----------------
-       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="stop_option", value=stop_option, rc=rc)
+       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="restart_option", value=restart_option, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
-       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="stop_n", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
+       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="restart_n", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-       read(cvalue,*) stop_n
+       read(cvalue,*) restart_n
 
-       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="stop_ymd", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
+       call NUOPC_CompAttributeGet(gcomp, name="restart_ymd", value=cvalue, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
-       read(cvalue,*) stop_ymd
+       read(cvalue,*) restart_ymd
 
-       call alarmInit(mclock, stop_alarm, stop_option, &
-            opt_n   = stop_n,           &
-            opt_ymd = stop_ymd,         &
+       call alarmInit(mclock, restart_alarm, restart_option, &
+            opt_n   = restart_n,           &
+            opt_ymd = restart_ymd,         &
             RefTime = mcurrTime,           &
-            alarmname = 'alarm_stop', rc=rc)
+            alarmname = 'alarm_restart', rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
-       call ESMF_AlarmSet(stop_alarm, clock=mclock, rc=rc)
+       call ESMF_AlarmSet(restart_alarm, clock=mclock, rc=rc)
        if (ChkErr(rc,__LINE__,u_FILE_u)) return
 
     end if