diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14325c71d711..9fa03e2d96c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Deprecated
 
+## [2.44.3] - 2024-03-28
+
+### Fixed
+
+- The bundle I/O unit test was failing on NAG.  Partly due to an untrapped return code, but also some weird issue with setting values in ESMF Config. Probably not a bug in the compiler but something in  ESMF or MAPL handling line continuations.
+
 ## [2.44.2] - 2024-03-26
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d0cbe7caa523..96875bfee68a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif ()
 
 project (
   MAPL
-  VERSION 2.44.2
+  VERSION 2.44.3
   LANGUAGES Fortran CXX C)  # Note - CXX is required for ESMF
 
 # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui
diff --git a/base/MAPL_CubedSphereGridFactory.F90 b/base/MAPL_CubedSphereGridFactory.F90
index cfb561b7d5ff..0d7070ede827 100644
--- a/base/MAPL_CubedSphereGridFactory.F90
+++ b/base/MAPL_CubedSphereGridFactory.F90
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ subroutine verify(n, m_world, ms, rc)
          else
 
             _ASSERT(n /= MAPL_UNDEFINED_INTEGER,'n not specified')
-            _ASSERT(m_world /= MAPL_UNDEFINED_INTEGER,'m_wold not specified')
+            _ASSERT(m_world /= MAPL_UNDEFINED_INTEGER,'m_world not specified')
             allocate(ms(n), stat=status)
             _VERIFY(status)
 
diff --git a/base/tests/mapl_bundleio_test.F90 b/base/tests/mapl_bundleio_test.F90
index ad9981c858c6..ff541c9343fc 100644
--- a/base/tests/mapl_bundleio_test.F90
+++ b/base/tests/mapl_bundleio_test.F90
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ function create_cf(grid_name,im_world,jm_world,nx,ny,lm,cs_stretch_param,rc) res
        pole=grid_name(1:2)
 
        cf = MAPL_ConfigCreate(_RC)
+       call MAPL_ConfigSetAttribute(cf,value=NX, label=trim(grid_name)//".other:",_RC)
        call MAPL_ConfigSetAttribute(cf,value=NX, label=trim(grid_name)//".NX:",_RC)
        call MAPL_ConfigSetAttribute(cf,value=lm, label=trim(grid_name)//".LM:",_RC)
        if (jm_world==6*im_world) then