diff --git a/exoplasim/__init__.py b/exoplasim/__init__.py
index 3bd933e..df35c76 100644
--- a/exoplasim/__init__.py
+++ b/exoplasim/__init__.py
@@ -1998,8 +1998,8 @@ References
                     starspec=starspec[:-4]
                 if starspec:
                     self._edit_namelist("radmod_namelist","NSTARFILE","1")
-                    self._edit_namelist("radmod_namelist","STARFILE","'%s'"%starspec)
-                    self._edit_namelist("radmod_namelist","STARFILEHR","'%s_hr.dat'"%(starspec)[:-4])
+                    self._edit_namelist("radmod_namelist","STARFILE","'%s.dat'"%starspec)
+                    self._edit_namelist("radmod_namelist","STARFILEHR","'%s_hr.dat'"%(starspec))
                 self.starspec = starspec
             if key=="pH2":
                 setgas=True
diff --git a/exoplasim/plasim/src/radmod.f90 b/exoplasim/plasim/src/radmod.f90
index 2d9d586..9327ce0 100644
--- a/exoplasim/plasim/src/radmod.f90
+++ b/exoplasim/plasim/src/radmod.f90
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@
 !         endif
         lstarfile = .true.
         call solarini
+        nstartemp = 1
+        call mpbci(nstartemp)
       else if (nstartemp > 0) then
         call solarini
       else