diff --git a/CMEPS/CMEPS b/CMEPS/CMEPS
index 1f8d26a..2ec1c11 160000
--- a/CMEPS/CMEPS
+++ b/CMEPS/CMEPS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1f8d26a23be9809848146b1334ffa55d1b9d7fa1
+Subproject commit 2ec1c11e18fefd37073286ba9b7fc2e420f0bd85
diff --git a/CMEPS/CMakeLists.txt b/CMEPS/CMakeLists.txt
index d2316e6..e902008 100644
--- a/CMEPS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMEPS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ target_sources(ACCESS3_cmeps PRIVATE
   CMEPS/mediator/med_merge_mod.F90
   CMEPS/mediator/med_constants_mod.F90
   CMEPS/mediator/med_kind_mod.F90
+  CMEPS/mediator/esmFldsExchange_access_mod.F90
   CMEPS/mediator/esmFldsExchange_ufs_mod.F90
   CMEPS/mediator/med_phases_prep_lnd_mod.F90
   CMEPS/mediator/med_phases_prep_atm_mod.F90
diff --git a/cmake/Access3ShareConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/Access3ShareConfig.cmake.in
index 29f60e0..f08f1ed 100755
--- a/cmake/Access3ShareConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/Access3ShareConfig.cmake.in
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
-if (cdeps IN_LIST _required_components)
-  find_dependency(FoX)
-endif()
+find_dependency(FoX)
 
 find_dependency(PIO 2.5.3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS C Fortran)
 find_dependency(NetCDF 4.7.3 REQUIRED C Fortran)