diff --git a/tribits/common_tpls/FindTPLPnetcdf.cmake b/tribits/common_tpls/FindTPLPnetcdf.cmake
index 71c3120c9..bb734b7bf 100644
--- a/tribits/common_tpls/FindTPLPnetcdf.cmake
+++ b/tribits/common_tpls/FindTPLPnetcdf.cmake
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 # ************************************************************************
 # @HEADER
 
+SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
+  "${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/find_modules"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/utils"
+   )
+   
+find_package(PNetCDF REQUIRED)
+
 TRIBITS_TPL_FIND_INCLUDE_DIRS_AND_LIBRARIES( Pnetcdf
   REQUIRED_HEADERS pnetcdf.h
   REQUIRED_LIBS_NAMES pnetcdf