diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a3775fc12d..55762828fb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   branch = develop
 [submodule "WW3"]
   path = WW3
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3
-  branch = dev/ufs-weather-model
+  url = https://github.com/oceanmodeling/WW3
+  branch = hotfix/nuopc_rad_stress
 [submodule "stochastic_physics"]
   path = stochastic_physics
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-PSL/stochastic_physics
diff --git a/WW3 b/WW3
index d9b3172f41..5debd4200d 160000
--- a/WW3
+++ b/WW3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d9b3172f4197c65d471662c6952a668152d71230
+Subproject commit 5debd4200d0334390d04ca38580026fb86ff4f09