diff --git a/driver/src/cosp2_test.f90 b/driver/src/cosp2_test.f90
index 36e2cb76a8..0069fa42e3 100755
--- a/driver/src/cosp2_test.f90
+++ b/driver/src/cosp2_test.f90
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ subroutine construct_cospIN(npoints,ncolumns,nlevels,y)
                 y%ss_alb(npoints,         ncolumns,nlevels))
     endif
     
+    allocate (y%rcfg_cloudsat)
 
   end subroutine construct_cospIN
   
diff --git a/src/cosp.F90 b/src/cosp.F90
index 8d522708c1..b172ae1278 100755
--- a/src/cosp.F90
+++ b/src/cosp.F90
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ MODULE MOD_COSP
           tautot_S_liq,        & ! Parasol Liquid water optical thickness, from TOA to SFC
           tautot_S_ice,        & ! Parasol Ice water optical thickness, from TOA to SFC
           fracPrecipIce          ! Fraction of precipitation which is frozen (1).
-     type(radar_cfg) :: &
+     type(radar_cfg), allocatable :: &
           rcfg_cloudsat          ! Radar configuration information (CLOUDSAT)
   end type cosp_optical_inputs