diff --git a/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/examples/netcdf-nam-example.dat b/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/examples/netcdf-nam-example.dat
index 9fc30a34bec..8b95b41e926 100644
--- a/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/examples/netcdf-nam-example.dat
+++ b/doc/mf6io/mf6ivar/examples/netcdf-nam-example.dat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # GWF Model input name file
 BEGIN options
-  EXPORT_NETCDF MESH # configure mesh type model NetCDF timeseries export
+  NETCDF_MESH2D FILEOUT gwf.nc # configure mesh type model NetCDF timeseries export
   NETCDF FILEIN gwf.in.nc # configure model NetCDF griddata input file
 END options
 
diff --git a/src/Utilities/Idm/SourceLoad.F90 b/src/Utilities/Idm/SourceLoad.F90
index 08a6cb90390..f3cce3a59ce 100644
--- a/src/Utilities/Idm/SourceLoad.F90
+++ b/src/Utilities/Idm/SourceLoad.F90
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ subroutine export_cr()
       call nc_export_create()
 #else
       write (errmsg, '(a)') &
-        'Model namefile EXPORT_NETCDF option configured but NetCDF libraries are &
-        &not available.'
+        'Model namefile NETCDF_STUCTURED or NETCDF_MESH2D option configured &
+        &but NetCDF libraries are not available.'
       call store_error(errmsg, .true.)
 #endif
     end if