diff --git a/Source/Particle.cpp b/Source/Particle.cpp
index 07858a0c6..27856b42f 100644
--- a/Source/Particle.cpp
+++ b/Source/Particle.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<SprayParticleContainer> PeleC::SprayPC = nullptr;
 std::unique_ptr<SprayParticleContainer> PeleC::VirtPC = nullptr;
 std::unique_ptr<SprayParticleContainer> PeleC::GhostPC = nullptr;
 
-// momentum + density + fuel species + energy
-int PeleC::num_spray_src = AMREX_SPACEDIM + 2 + SPRAY_FUEL_NUM;
+// momentum + density + energy + fuel species (added later)
+int PeleC::num_spray_src = AMREX_SPACEDIM + 2;
 
 void
 PeleC::estTimeStepParticles(amrex::Real& est_dt)
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ PeleC::defineParticles()
   scomps.specSrcIndx = spraySpecSrcIndx;
   scomps.engSrcIndx = sprayEngSrcIndx;
   SprayParticleContainer::AssignSprayComps(scomps);
+  PeleC::num_spray_src += SprayParticleContainer::m_sprayData->N_pc;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/Submodules/PelePhysics b/Submodules/PelePhysics
index b58787eb5..e4e8b4363 160000
--- a/Submodules/PelePhysics
+++ b/Submodules/PelePhysics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b58787eb5948396f205082f043da3b15a8768992
+Subproject commit e4e8b4363a0f3b8315022e61be76fb42143a1289