diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ac58ba8..05c8f270 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Check userRC in ESMF_GridCompRun in GOCART2G gridcomp
 - The pressure lid change associated with the introduction of run0 to set 0 above the lid
 - Fwet value in dust modified from 0.8 to 1.0
 - Dust and Sea salt Emission scale factors updated for L181
diff --git a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GOCART2G_GridCompMod.F90 b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GOCART2G_GridCompMod.F90
index 556cd96c..44770322 100644
--- a/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GOCART2G_GridCompMod.F90
+++ b/ESMF/GOCART2G_GridComp/GOCART2G_GridCompMod.F90
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ subroutine Run1 (GC, import, export, clock, RC)
     type(ESMF_Alarm)                    :: alarm
     logical                             :: timeToDoWork
 
-    integer                             :: i
+    integer                             :: i, user_status
 
     __Iam__('Run1')
 
@@ -543,7 +543,9 @@ subroutine Run1 (GC, import, export, clock, RC)
 !   Run the children
 !   -----------------
     do i = 1, size(gcs)
-      call ESMF_GridCompRun (gcs(i), importState=gim(i), exportState=gex(i), phase=1, clock=clock, __RC__)
+      call ESMF_GridCompRun (gcs(i), importState=gim(i), exportState=gex(i), phase=1, clock=clock, userRC=user_status, rc=status)
+      _VERIFY(status)
+      _VERIFY(user_status)
     end do
 
 
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ subroutine Run2 (GC, import, export, clock, RC)
     real                            :: nifactor
     real, parameter                 :: pi = 3.141529265
     integer                         :: ind550, ind532
-    integer                         :: i1, i2, j1, j2, km, k,kk
+    integer                         :: i1, i2, j1, j2, km, k,kk, user_status
     type(ESMF_Alarm)                :: alarm
     logical                         :: timeToDoWork
 
@@ -684,7 +686,9 @@ subroutine Run2 (GC, import, export, clock, RC)
     do i = 1, size(gcs) 
       call ESMF_GridCompGet (gcs(i), NAME=child_name, __RC__ )
       if ((index(child_name, 'data')) == 0) then ! only execute phase3 method if a computational instance
-         call ESMF_GridCompRun (gcs(i), importState=gim(i), exportState=gex(i), phase=3, clock=clock, __RC__)
+         call ESMF_GridCompRun (gcs(i), importState=gim(i), exportState=gex(i), phase=3, clock=clock, userRC=user_status, rc=status)
+         _VERIFY(status)
+         _VERIFY(user_status)
       end if
     end do         
 
@@ -734,7 +738,9 @@ subroutine Run2 (GC, import, export, clock, RC)
     do i = 1, size(gcs)
       call ESMF_GridCompGet (gcs(i), NAME=child_name, __RC__ )
       if ((index(child_name, 'data')) == 0) then ! only execute phase2 method if a computational instance
-         call ESMF_GridCompRun (gcs(i), importState=gim(i), exportState=gex(i), phase=2, clock=clock, __RC__)
+         call ESMF_GridCompRun (gcs(i), importState=gim(i), exportState=gex(i), phase=2, clock=clock, userRC=user_status, rc=status)
+         _VERIFY(status)
+         _VERIFY(user_status)
       end if
     end do