diff --git a/SS_readcontrol_330.tpl b/SS_readcontrol_330.tpl
index 88992625..f8524080 100644
--- a/SS_readcontrol_330.tpl
+++ b/SS_readcontrol_330.tpl
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
         write_message (NOTE, 0);
       }
       Settle_seas(settle_time) = k;
-      Settle_seas_offset(settle_time) = Settle_seas(settle_time) - spawn_seas + j * nseas; //  number of seasons between spawning and the season in which settlement occurs
+      Settle_seas_offset(settle_time) = Settle_seas(settle_time) - spawn_seas + j * nseas + Settle_age(settle_time) * nseas; //  number of seasons between spawning and the season in which settlement occurs
       Settle_timing_seas(settle_time) -= temp; //  timing from beginning of this season; needed for mortality calculation
       echoinput << settle_time << " / " << Settle_month(settle_time);
       echoinput << "  /  " << Settle_seas(settle_time) << " / " << Settle_seas_offset(settle_time) << " / "