diff --git a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_time_integration_fe.F b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_time_integration_fe.F
index 9d73e62d462f..aa267f406930 100644
--- a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_time_integration_fe.F
+++ b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_time_integration_fe.F
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ subroutine li_time_integrator_forwardeuler(domain, err)
       err = ior(err, err_tmp)
       call mpas_timer_stop("advancing clock")
 
-!TODO: Determine whether grounded melting should in fact be called first
-! === Face melting for grounded ice ===========
-      call mpas_timer_start("face melting for grounded ice")
-      call li_face_melt_grounded_ice(domain, err_tmp)
-      err = ior(err, err_tmp)
-      call mpas_timer_stop("face melting for grounded ice")
-
 ! === Basal melting for floating ice ===========
       call mpas_timer_start("basal melting for floating ice")
       call li_basal_melt_floating_ice(domain, err_tmp)
@@ -179,6 +172,18 @@ subroutine li_time_integrator_forwardeuler(domain, err)
       err = ior(err, err_tmp)
       call mpas_timer_stop("subglacial hydro")
 
+! === Update bed topo =====================
+! It's not clear when the best time to do this is.
+! Seems cleaner to do it either before or after all of the time evolution of the ice
+! is complete.  Putting it after.
+      call li_bedtopo_solve(domain, err=err_tmp)
+      err = ior(err, err_tmp)
+
+! === Solve Velocity =====================
+      ! During time-stepping, we always solveVelo
+      call li_velocity_solve(domain, solveVelo=.true., err=err_tmp)
+      err = ior(err, err_tmp)
+
 ! === Calve ice ========================
       call mpas_timer_start("calve_ice")
 
@@ -200,17 +205,12 @@ subroutine li_time_integrator_forwardeuler(domain, err)
       call mpas_dmpar_field_halo_exch(domain, 'vertexMask')
       call mpas_timer_stop("halo updates")
 
-! === Update bed topo =====================
-! It's not clear when the best time to do this is.
-! Seems cleaner to do it either before or after all of the time evolution of the ice
-! is complete.  Putting it after.
-      call li_bedtopo_solve(domain, err=err_tmp)
-      err = ior(err, err_tmp)
-
-! === Solve Velocity =====================
-      ! During time-stepping, we always solveVelo
-      call li_velocity_solve(domain, solveVelo=.true., err=err_tmp)
+!TODO: Determine whether grounded melting should in fact be called first
+! === Face melting for grounded ice ===========
+      call mpas_timer_start("face melting for grounded ice")
+      call li_face_melt_grounded_ice(domain, err_tmp)
       err = ior(err, err_tmp)
+      call mpas_timer_stop("face melting for grounded ice")
 
 ! === Calculate diagnostic variables for new state =====================