diff --git a/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py b/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py
index 63adc446..10f8c8f1 100644
--- a/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py
+++ b/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py
@@ -2219,11 +2219,11 @@ def write_MOM_file(self, MOM_file_dict):
             if key not in original_MOM_file_dict.keys():
                 if MOM_file_dict[key]["override"]:
                     lines.append(
-                        f"#override {key} = {MOM_file_dict[key]['value']} !{MOM_file_dict[key]["comment"]}\n"
+                        f"#override {key} = {MOM_file_dict[key]['value']} !{MOM_file_dict[key]['comment']}\n"
                     )
                 else:
                     lines.append(
-                        f"{key} = {MOM_file_dict[key]} !{MOM_file_dict[key]["comment"]}\n"
+                        f"{key} = {MOM_file_dict[key]['value']} !{MOM_file_dict[key]['comment']}\n"
                     )
                 print(
                     "Added",