diff --git a/src/cpl/share_esmf/UrbanTimeVarType.F90 b/src/cpl/share_esmf/UrbanTimeVarType.F90
index 926a2c0557..3c58d2ca8d 100644
--- a/src/cpl/share_esmf/UrbanTimeVarType.F90
+++ b/src/cpl/share_esmf/UrbanTimeVarType.F90
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ subroutine urbantv_init(this, bounds, NLFilename)
     call shr_mpi_bcast(stream_year_first_urbantv  , mpicom)
     call shr_mpi_bcast(stream_year_last_urbantv   , mpicom)
     call shr_mpi_bcast(model_year_align_urbantv   , mpicom)
+    call shr_mpi_bcast(urbantvmapalgo             , mpicom)
     call shr_mpi_bcast(stream_fldFileName_urbantv , mpicom)
     call shr_mpi_bcast(stream_meshfile_urbantv    , mpicom)
     call shr_mpi_bcast(urbantv_tintalgo           , mpicom)