diff --git a/components.yaml b/components.yaml
index 1b80fe91..8b919e3a 100644
--- a/components.yaml
+++ b/components.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ GigaTraj:
 g5pert:
   local: ./src/Components/@g5pert
   remote: ../g5pert.git
-  tag: v1.1.2
+  tag: v1.1.3
   develop: main
 
 GEOSagcmPert_GridComp:
diff --git a/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/jedi/etc/geos_jediobs.yaml b/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/jedi/etc/geos_jediobs.yaml
index c7cc7326..6ebab0da 100644
--- a/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/jedi/etc/geos_jediobs.yaml
+++ b/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/jedi/etc/geos_jediobs.yaml
@@ -32204,7 +32204,7 @@
       obs operator:
         name: VertInterp
         vertical coordinate: air_pressure
-        observation alias file: /discover/nobackup/projects/gmao/dadev/rtodling/JEDI/x51/jprePP/run/jedi/Config/obsop_name_map.yaml
+        observation alias file: $FVHOME/run/jedi/Config/obsop_name_map.yaml
       obs filters:
       # range sanity check
       - filter: Bounds Check
@@ -32239,7 +32239,7 @@
       obs operator:
         name: VertInterp
         vertical coordinate: air_pressure
-        observation alias file: /discover/nobackup/projects/gmao/dadev/rtodling/JEDI/x51/jprePP/run/jedi/Config/obsop_name_map.yaml
+        observation alias file: $FVHOME/run/jedi/Config/obsop_name_map.yaml
       obs filters:
       # range sanity check
       - filter: Bounds Check
diff --git a/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl b/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl
index 5ae6d90f..b849721a 100644
--- a/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl
+++ b/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl
@@ -815,7 +815,9 @@ sub run_fvsetup {
     if ($verify) {
         print "\nUnless you are sure the input file is okay, you should quit"
             . " and run the checkinput utility before continuing.\n";
-        $ans = query("Continue (y/n)?", "n");
+        if ($nocheck) { $dflt = "y" }
+        else          { $dflt = "n" }
+        $ans = query("Continue (y/n)?", $dflt);
         quit("Quitting.") if neg($ans);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Applications/NCEP_Paqc/block-unblock/reblock.c b/src/Applications/NCEP_Paqc/block-unblock/reblock.c
index a3106e5f..cc5b02cb 100644
--- a/src/Applications/NCEP_Paqc/block-unblock/reblock.c
+++ b/src/Applications/NCEP_Paqc/block-unblock/reblock.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 !---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define BUFSIZE 50000
 int WORDSIZE;