diff --git a/model/src/w3iopomd.F90 b/model/src/w3iopomd.F90
index 82d8e9ba4..cb292d734 100644
--- a/model/src/w3iopomd.F90
+++ b/model/src/w3iopomd.F90
@@ -1559,7 +1559,8 @@ SUBROUTINE W3IOPON ( INXOUT, NDSOP, IOTST, IMOD &
    I = LEN_TRIM(FILEXT)
    J = LEN_TRIM(FNMPRE)
    print *, FNMPRE(:J)//'out_pnt.'//FILEXT(:I)
-   filename = transfer(FNMPRE(:J)//'out_pnt_nc.'//FILEXT(:I), filename)
+!   filename = transfer(FNMPRE(:J)//'out_pnt_nc.'//FILEXT(:I), filename)
+   filename = 'out_pnt_nc.ww3'
    print *, filename
    
    ! Do a read or a write of the point file.