diff --git a/Inst_eddies/config.f90 b/Inst_eddies/config.f90
index debeb02700a15c0b083688d214e9adedbc56ceaa..a99aa82c65a3d7d2aff63d480faec9ab5187ec67 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/config.f90
+++ b/Inst_eddies/config.f90
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ contains
 
     !----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    inquire(file = "SHPC/used_nml.txt", exist = exist)
+    inquire(file = "SHPC/used_config_nml.txt", exist = exist)
     call new_unit(unit)
 
     if (exist) then
-       print *, "config: Found SHPC/used_nml.txt"
-       open(unit, file = "SHPC/used_nml.txt", status = "old", action = "read", &
-            position = "rewind")
+       print *, "config: Found SHPC/used_config_nml.txt"
+       open(unit, file = "SHPC/used_config_nml.txt", status = "old", &
+            action = "read", position = "rewind")
        read(unit, nml = config_nml)
        close(unit)
     else
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ contains
             position = "rewind")
        read(unit, nml = config_nml)
        close(unit)
-       open(unit, file = "SHPC/used_nml.txt", status = "replace", &
+       open(unit, file = "SHPC/used_config_nml.txt", status = "replace", &
             action = "write")
        write(unit, nml = config_nml)
        close(unit)