diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28ae2b907005..7af4a49e7909 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 ### Changed
 ### Fixed
+
+- Fixed bug with reading in cubed-sphere files that have the corners
+
 ### Removed
 
 ## [2.3.3] - 2020-10-14
diff --git a/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOSdfMod.F90 b/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOSdfMod.F90
index b6e06563f88d..3f837d589d66 100644
--- a/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOSdfMod.F90
+++ b/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOSdfMod.F90
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ subroutine ESMF_CFIOSdfFileOpen (cfio, fmode, rc, expid, cyclic)
            if(vnameTemp == 'contacts') cycle
            if(vnameTemp == 'orientation') cycle
            if(vnameTemp == 'anchor') cycle
+           if(vnameTemp == 'corner_lons') cycle
+           if(vnameTemp == 'corner_lats') cycle
         end if
         if (nvDims .EQ. 1) cycle
         nVars = nVars + 1
@@ -528,6 +530,8 @@ subroutine ESMF_CFIOSdfFileOpen (cfio, fmode, rc, expid, cyclic)
               if (dimName(iv)=='nf') cycle
               if (dimName(iv)=='orientationStrLen') cycle
               if (dimName(iv)=='ncontact') cycle
+              if (dimName(iv)=='XCdim') cycle
+              if (dimName(iv)=='YCdim') cycle
            end if
            rtcode = NF90_INQ_VARID(fid,dimName(iv),varId)
            dimUnits(iv) = ' '
diff --git a/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOUtilMod.F90 b/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOUtilMod.F90
index ef01ad772277..57ca0e40bd06 100644
--- a/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOUtilMod.F90
+++ b/MAPL_cfio/ESMF_CFIOUtilMod.F90
@@ -495,12 +495,15 @@ subroutine CFIO_DimInquire (fid,im,jm,km,lm,nvars,ngatts,vdir,rc)
       integer tmpNvar
       logical :: cs_found
       integer :: vdir_
+      integer :: found_xc, found_yc,vid
 
 ! Initialize variables
 
       surfaceOnly = .FALSE.
       stationFile = .false.
       vdir_       = -1 ! Assume 3D and same orientation
+      found_xc = 0
+      found_yc = 0
 
 ! Check FID here.
 
@@ -534,7 +537,13 @@ subroutine CFIO_DimInquire (fid,im,jm,km,lm,nvars,ngatts,vdir,rc)
            tmpNvar = tmpNvar - 1
         end if
       enddo
-      if (cs_found) tmpNvar = tmpNvar - 3
+      if (cs_found) then
+         tmpNvar = tmpNvar - 3
+         found_xc = NF90_INQ_VARID(fid,"corner_lons",vid)
+         if (found_xc ==0) tmpNvar = tmpNvar - 1
+         found_yc = NF90_INQ_VARID(fid,"corner_lats",vid)
+         if (found_yc ==0) tmpNvar = tmpNvar - 1
+      end if
       nvars = tmpNvar
 
 ! Extract dimension information
@@ -550,7 +559,9 @@ subroutine CFIO_DimInquire (fid,im,jm,km,lm,nvars,ngatts,vdir,rc)
         end if
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'nv') cycle 
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'nf') cycle 
-        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'ncontact') cycle 
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'ncontact') cycle
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'XCdim') cycle 
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'YCdim') cycle 
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'orientationStrLen') cycle 
 
         rc = NF90_INQ_VARID (fid, dimName, dimId)
@@ -602,6 +613,7 @@ subroutine CFIO_DimInquire (fid,im,jm,km,lm,nvars,ngatts,vdir,rc)
       enddo
 
       if (cs_found .and. nDims == 6) surfaceOnly = .TRUE.
+      if (cs_found .and. nDims == 8) surfaceOnly = .TRUE.
       if (nDims .EQ. 3 .and. .NOT. stationFile) then
         surfaceOnly = .TRUE.
       endif
@@ -695,6 +707,8 @@ subroutine GetDateTimeVec ( fid, begDate, begTime, incVec, rc )
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'nv') cycle
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'nf') cycle
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'ncontact') cycle
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'XCdim') cycle 
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'YCdim') cycle 
         if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'orientationStrLen') cycle
 
         rc = NF90_INQ_VARID (fid, dimName, dimId)
@@ -890,6 +904,8 @@ subroutine GetBegDateTime ( fid, begDate, begTime, incSecs, rc )
         if (dimName=='nf') cycle
         if (dimName=='orientationStrLen') cycle
         if (dimName=='ncontact') cycle
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'XCdim') cycle 
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'YCdim') cycle 
         rc = NF90_INQ_VARID (fid, dimName, dimId)
         if (err("GetBegDateTime: NF90_INQ_VARID failed",rc,-40) .NE. 0) return
         ! If it has the standard_name attribute, use that instead
@@ -3316,6 +3332,8 @@ subroutine CFIO_GetVar ( fid, vname, yyyymmdd, hhmmss,&
         if (dimName=='nf') cycle
         if (dimName=='orientationStrLen') cycle
         if (dimName=='ncontact') cycle
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'XCdim') cycle 
+        if (trim(dimName) .eq. 'YCdim') cycle 
         rc = NF90_INQ_VARID (fid, dimName, dimId)
         if (err("DimInqure: NF90_INQ_VARID failed",rc,-40) .NE. 0) return
         rc = NF90_GET_ATT(fid,dimId,'units',dimUnits)