diff --git a/src/eclm/cime_comp_mod.F90 b/src/eclm/cime_comp_mod.F90
index 3a343a7bd5..4d6681d442 100644
--- a/src/eclm/cime_comp_mod.F90
+++ b/src/eclm/cime_comp_mod.F90
@@ -4124,7 +4124,7 @@ subroutine cime_run()
       if (present(ntsteps) .and. counter == ntsteps) then
         if (iamroot_CPLID) then
           write(logunit,*) ' '
-          write(logunit,103) subname,' NOTE: Stopping from TSMP-PDAF alarm ntsteps'
+          write(logunit,'(A, A, i10.8, i8)') subname,' NOTE: Stopping from TSMP-PDAF alarm ntsteps at model date = ',ymd,tod
           write(logunit,*) ' '
         endif
         stop_alarm = .true.