diff --git a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F
index b90dcc3901b6..f63bf787b0c5 100644
--- a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F
+++ b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F
@@ -3535,6 +3535,11 @@ subroutine li_calculate_damage(domain, err)
             err = ior(err, 1)
         endif
 
+        call mpas_timer_start("halo updates")
+        call mpas_dmpar_field_halo_exch(domain, 'damage')
+        call mpas_dmpar_field_halo_exch(domain, 'damageNye')
+        call mpas_timer_stop("halo updates")
+
         if (config_print_calving_info) then
            ! End of routine accounting/reporting
            localMinInfo(1) = minval(damageSource)
@@ -3742,6 +3747,13 @@ subroutine li_finalize_damage_after_advection(domain, err)
             damage = 1.0_RKIND
         end where
 
+         ! Halo update for damage before applying to stiffnessFactor
+         ! NOTE: THIS WILL NOT WORK ON MULTIPLE BLOCKS PER PROCESSOR
+         call mpas_timer_start("halo updates")
+         call mpas_dmpar_field_halo_exch(domain, 'damage')
+         call mpas_dmpar_field_halo_exch(domain, 'damageNye')
+         call mpas_timer_stop("halo updates")
+
         if (config_damage_rheology_coupling) then
             do iCell = 1, nCells
                 if (li_mask_is_floating_ice(cellMask(iCell))) then