diff --git a/components/homme/src/theta-l/share/element_ops.F90 b/components/homme/src/theta-l/share/element_ops.F90
index df38b196bda8..efd0a289b251 100644
--- a/components/homme/src/theta-l/share/element_ops.F90
+++ b/components/homme/src/theta-l/share/element_ops.F90
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ subroutine get_cp_star(cp_star,Q)
 
   !_____________________________________________________________________
 
+!AAAAAAA
+
+
   subroutine get_R_star(R_star,elem)
   !
   implicit none