diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index acc5cada..9952a6c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
-        python-version: [ '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.x' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.x' ]
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/pyschism/forcing/bctides/bctides.py b/pyschism/forcing/bctides/bctides.py
index 97fa403e..2dce7bbf 100644
--- a/pyschism/forcing/bctides/bctides.py
+++ b/pyschism/forcing/bctides/bctides.py
@@ -274,5 +274,5 @@ def ntip(self):
 
     @property
     def nbfr(self):
-        return len(self.tides.get_active_potential_constituents())
+        return len(self.tides.get_active_forcing_constituents())