diff --git a/cgyro/src/cgyro_globalshear.F90 b/cgyro/src/cgyro_globalshear.F90
index 19f376dce..744706852 100644
--- a/cgyro/src/cgyro_globalshear.F90
+++ b/cgyro/src/cgyro_globalshear.F90
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ subroutine cgyro_globalshear(ij)
                     ! ExB shear
                     h1 = omega_eb_base*itor*h_x(iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)
                     ! beta_star shear
-                    h1 = h1-omega_sbeta(iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)*cap_h_c(iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)
+                    h1 = h1+omega_sbeta(iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)*cap_h_c(iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)
                     ! omega_star shear
-                    h1 = h1-sum(omega_ss(:,iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)*field(:,iccj+llnt,itor))
+                    h1 = h1+sum(omega_ss(:,iccj+llnt,ivc,itor)*field(:,iccj+llnt,itor))
                  else
                     h1 = 0.0
                  endif
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ subroutine cgyro_globalshear(ij)
                     ! ExB shear
                     h2 = omega_eb_base*itor*h_x(iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)
                     ! beta_star shear
-                    h2 = h2-omega_sbeta(iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)*cap_h_c(iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)
+                    h2 = h2+omega_sbeta(iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)*cap_h_c(iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)
                     ! omega_star shear
-                    h2 = h2-sum(omega_ss(:,iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)*field(:,iccj-llnt,itor))
+                    h2 = h2+sum(omega_ss(:,iccj-llnt,ivc,itor)*field(:,iccj-llnt,itor))
                  else
                     h2 = 0.0
                  endif
diff --git a/cgyro/src/cgyro_init_arrays.F90 b/cgyro/src/cgyro_init_arrays.F90
index 9cc8e39eb..e4b156a23 100644
--- a/cgyro/src/cgyro_init_arrays.F90
+++ b/cgyro/src/cgyro_init_arrays.F90
@@ -447,9 +447,10 @@ subroutine cgyro_init_arrays
                 + abs(omega_rot_edrift_r(it)))          
              
            ! omega_star 
-           carg = -i_c*k_theta_base*itor*rho*(dlnndr(is)+dlntdr(is)*(energy(ie)-1.5)) &
-                -i_c*k_theta_base*itor*rho*(vel2(ie)*xi(ix)/vth(is) &
-                *omega_gammap(it)) -i_c*k_theta_base*itor*rho*omega_rot_star(it,is)
+           carg = &
+                -i_c*k_theta_base*itor*rho*(dlnndr(is)+dlntdr(is)*(energy(ie)-1.5)) &
+                -i_c*k_theta_base*itor*rho*(vel2(ie)*xi(ix)/vth(is)*omega_gammap(it)) &
+                -i_c*k_theta_base*itor*rho*omega_rot_star(it,is)
            
            omega_s(:,ic,iv_loc,itor) = carg*jvec_c(:,ic,iv_loc,itor)
 
@@ -462,9 +463,9 @@ subroutine cgyro_init_arrays
            sm = sdlnndr(is)+sdlntdr(is)*(energy(ie)-1.5)
 
            ! generalized beta/drift shear (acts on H)
-           sb = sbeta(is)*energy(ie)/bmag(it)**2
+           sb = -sbeta(is)*energy(ie)*xi(ix)**2/bmag(it)**3
 
-           arg = -k_theta_base*itor*length/(2*pi)
+           arg = k_theta_base*itor*length/(2*pi)
 
            omega_ss(:,ic,iv_loc,itor)  = arg*sm*jvec_c(:,ic,iv_loc,itor)
            omega_sbeta(ic,iv_loc,itor) = arg*sb