diff --git a/wrf_open/var/src/python/wrf/var/wrfext.f90 b/wrf_open/var/src/python/wrf/var/wrfext.f90
index 03ef1f6..d68fae3 100755
--- a/wrf_open/var/src/python/wrf/var/wrfext.f90
+++ b/wrf_open/var/src/python/wrf/var/wrfext.f90
@@ -2128,7 +2128,8 @@ SUBROUTINE  f_vintrp(datain,dataout,pres,tk,qvp,ght,terrain,&
 
                 IF (datain(i,j,1) .EQ. rmsg) THEN
                     tempout(i,j) = rmsg
-                    GOTO 333 ! CYCLE
+                    !GOTO 333 ! CYCLE
+                    CYCLE
                 END IF