diff --git a/sorc/ufs_utils.fd/.gitmodules b/sorc/ufs_utils.fd/.gitmodules
index c10432950c..298f536865 100644
--- a/sorc/ufs_utils.fd/.gitmodules
+++ b/sorc/ufs_utils.fd/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "ccpp"]
   path = ccpp-physics
-  url = https://github.com/kayeekayee/ccpp-physics-ufs.git
+  url = https://github.com/kayeekayee/ccpp-physics-ufs
   branch = 2023_05_09_3a306a4