diff --git a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.cpp b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.cpp
index 390b72725d..02ac009773 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.cpp
+++ b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.cpp
@@ -46,23 +46,6 @@ PairHbondDreidingLJAngleoffset::PairHbondDreidingLJAngleoffset(LAMMPS *lmp)
     : PairHbondDreidingLJ(lmp) {
 
   angle_offset_flag = 1;
-  angle_offset_global = 0.0;
-}
-
-/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   global settings
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-void PairHbondDreidingLJAngleoffset::settings(int narg, char **arg)
-{
-  if (narg != 5) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal pair_style command");
-
-  // use first four settings args in parent method to update other variables
-
-  PairHbondDreidingLJ::settings(4,arg);
-
-  angle_offset_global = (180.0 - utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[4], false, lmp)) * MY_PI/180.0;
-
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.h b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.h
index 8b1a93b1bc..5ae1fcba28 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.h
+++ b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj_angleoffset.h
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ class PairHbondDreidingLJAngleoffset : public PairHbondDreidingLJ {
 
  public:
   PairHbondDreidingLJAngleoffset(class LAMMPS *);
-  void settings(int, char **) override;
   void coeff(int, char **) override;
 
- protected:
-  double angle_offset_global;
 };
 
 }    // namespace LAMMPS_NS
diff --git a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.cpp b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.cpp
index 37bcdd7ee2..dedbbb8c9f 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.cpp
+++ b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.cpp
@@ -47,23 +47,6 @@ PairHbondDreidingMorseAngleoffset::PairHbondDreidingMorseAngleoffset(LAMMPS *lmp
   angle_offset_global = 0.0;
 }
 
-
-/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   global settings
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-void PairHbondDreidingMorseAngleoffset::settings(int narg, char **arg)
-{
-  if (narg != 5) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal pair_style command");
-
-  // use first four settings args in parent method to update other variables
-
-  PairHbondDreidingMorse::settings(4,arg);
-
-  angle_offset_global = (180.0 - utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[4], false, lmp)) * MY_PI/180.0;
-
-}
-
 // /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 //    set coeffs for one or more type pairs
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.h b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.h
index 82c5b3bd50..5eeb1796a2 100644
--- a/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.h
+++ b/src/EXTRA-MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_morse_angleoffset.h
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ class PairHbondDreidingMorseAngleoffset : public PairHbondDreidingMorse {
 
  public:
   PairHbondDreidingMorseAngleoffset(class LAMMPS *);
-  void settings(int, char **) override;
   void coeff(int, char **) override;
-
- protected:
-  double angle_offset_global;
+  
 };
 
 }    // namespace LAMMPS_NS
diff --git a/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.cpp b/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.cpp
index 65b333ba02..ebe7fdd123 100644
--- a/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.cpp
+++ b/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ PairHbondDreidingLJ::PairHbondDreidingLJ(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pair(lmp)
   pvector = new double[2];
 
   angle_offset_flag = 0;
+  angle_offset_global = 0.0;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -309,12 +310,19 @@ void PairHbondDreidingLJ::allocate()
 
 void PairHbondDreidingLJ::settings(int narg, char **arg)
 {
-  if (narg != 4) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal pair_style command");
+
+  // narg = 4 for standard form and narg = 5 if angleoffset variant (from EXTRA-MOLECULE)
+  if (narg != 4 && narg != 5) error->all(FLERR,"Illegal pair_style command");
 
   ap_global = utils::inumeric(FLERR,arg[0],false,lmp);
   cut_inner_global = utils::numeric(FLERR,arg[1],false,lmp);
   cut_outer_global = utils::numeric(FLERR,arg[2],false,lmp);
   cut_angle_global = utils::numeric(FLERR,arg[3],false,lmp) * MY_PI/180.0;
+
+  // update when using angleoffset variant
+  if (angle_offset_flag) {
+    angle_offset_global = (180.0 - utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[4], false, lmp)) * MY_PI/180.0;
+  }
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.h b/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.h
index e5cde8da69..131f3946b3 100644
--- a/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.h
+++ b/src/MOLECULE/pair_hbond_dreiding_lj.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class PairHbondDreidingLJ : public Pair {
   double cut_inner_global, cut_outer_global, cut_angle_global;
   int ap_global;
   int angle_offset_flag;          // 1 if angle offset variant used
+  double angle_offset_global;          // updated if angle offset variant used
 
   struct Param {
     double epsilon, sigma;