diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 54b14ff78..d4ffaafc0 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 	path = src/SIS2
 	url = https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/SIS2.git
 	branch = dev/gfdl
-[submodule "src/ocean_BGC"]
-	path = src/ocean_BGC
-	url = https://github.com/NOAA-CEFI-Regional-Ocean-Modeling/ocean_BGC.git
-	branch = dev/cefi
 [submodule "src/MOM6"]
 	path = src/MOM6
 	url = https://github.com/NOAA-CEFI-Regional-Ocean-Modeling/MOM6.git
 	branch = stable/cefi
+[submodule "src/ocean_BGC"]
+	path = src/ocean_BGC
+	url = https://github.com/NOAA-CEFI-Regional-Ocean-Modeling/ocean_BGC.git
+	branch = dev/cefi
diff --git a/src/ocean_BGC b/src/ocean_BGC
index 6e6ed114a..d4e20e4b7 160000
--- a/src/ocean_BGC
+++ b/src/ocean_BGC
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6e6ed114a711f060da78aece6170a4369b2ee32c
+Subproject commit d4e20e4b74186b509bf76fbc7d8d25def46c169d