diff --git a/process/io/mfile_comparison.py b/process/io/mfile_comparison.py
index 7a470cfda8..9386dba912 100755
--- a/process/io/mfile_comparison.py
+++ b/process/io/mfile_comparison.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 """
 
 import sys
-import scipy
+import numpy
 import argparse
 import process.io.mfile as mf
 from numpy import isfinite
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def main(arg):
         if "normres" in v:
             continue
 
-        values = scipy.zeros(n)
+        values = numpy.zeros(n)  # replaced scipy with numpy
 
         if v not in get_dicts()["DICT_VAR_TYPE"].keys():
             try:
diff --git a/process/io/mfile_to_csv_vars.json b/process/io/mfile_to_csv_vars.json
index 9e2a740e3f..d102b4c82b 100644
--- a/process/io/mfile_to_csv_vars.json
+++ b/process/io/mfile_to_csv_vars.json
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {
-  "vars": [
-   "minmax",
-   "pinjalw",
-   "pnetelin",
-   "ripmax",
-   "tbrnmn",
-   "alstroh",
-   "sig_tf_wp_max",
-   "thwcndut",
-   "fcohbop",
-   "alstroh",
-   "rmajor",
-   "tfcth",
-   "ohcth",
-   "cpttf",
-   "dr_tf_wp",
-   "ddwex",
-   "shldoth",
-   "divfix",
-   "rmajor"
-  ]
-}
+    "vars": [
+        "minmax",
+        "pinjalw",
+        "pnetelin",
+        "ripmax",
+        "tbrnmn",
+        "alstroh",
+        "sig_tf_wp_max",
+        "thwcndut",
+        "fcohbop",
+        "alstroh",
+        "rmajor",
+        "tfcth",
+        "ohcth",
+        "cpttf",
+        "dr_tf_wp",
+        "ddwex",
+        "shldoth",
+        "divfix",
+        "rmajor"
+    ]
+}