diff --git a/cscs-checks/libraries/io/netcdf_compile_run.py b/cscs-checks/libraries/io/netcdf_compile_run.py
index 8df6f32be6..4fd4086bf8 100644
--- a/cscs-checks/libraries/io/netcdf_compile_run.py
+++ b/cscs-checks/libraries/io/netcdf_compile_run.py
@@ -19,15 +19,23 @@ def __init__(self, lang, linkage):
         self.linkage = linkage
         self.descr = lang_names[lang] + ' NetCDF ' + linkage.capitalize()
         self.valid_systems = ['daint:gpu', 'daint:mc',
-                              'dom:gpu', 'dom:mc']
-        self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-cray', 'PrgEnv-gnu',
-                                    'PrgEnv-intel', 'PrgEnv-pgi']
+                              'dom:gpu', 'dom:mc', 'kesch:cn']
+        if self.current_system.name in ['daint', 'dom']:
+            self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-cray', 'PrgEnv-gnu',
+                                        'PrgEnv-intel', 'PrgEnv-pgi']
+        elif self.current_system.name == 'kesch':
+            self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-pgi-nompi']
+            if lang != 'f90':
+                self.valid_prog_environs += ['PrgEnv-cray-nompi']
+
         self.sourcesdir = os.path.join(self.current_system.resourcesdir,
                                        'netcdf')
         self.build_system = 'SingleSource'
         self.build_system.ldflags = ['-%s' % linkage]
         self.sourcepath = 'netcdf_read_write.' + lang
-        self.modules = ['cray-netcdf']
+        if self.current_system.name in ['daint', 'dom']:
+            self.modules = ['cray-netcdf']
+
         self.num_tasks = 1
         self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
         self.sanity_patterns = sn.assert_found(r'SUCCESS', self.stdout)
@@ -36,9 +44,29 @@ def __init__(self, lang, linkage):
         self.tags = {'production'}
 
     def setup(self, partition, environ, **job_opts):
+        if (self.current_system.name == 'kesch' and
+            environ.name == 'PrgEnv-cray-nompi'):
+            self.modules = ['netcdf/4.4.1.1-gmvolf-17.02',
+                            'netcdf-c++/4.3.0-gmvolf-17.02',
+                            'netcdf-fortran/4.4.4-gmvolf-17.02']
+            self.build_system.cppflags = [
+                '-I$EBROOTNETCDF/include',
+                '-I$EBROOTNETCDFMINCPLUSPLUS/include',
+                '-I$EBROOTNETCDFMINFORTRAN/include'
+            ]
+            self.build_system.ldflags = [
+                '-L$EBROOTNETCDF/lib',
+                '-L$EBROOTNETCDFMINCPLUSPLUS/lib',
+                '-L$EBROOTNETCDFMINFORTRAN/lib',
+                '-L$EBROOTNETCDF/lib64',
+                '-L$EBROOTNETCDFMINCPLUSPLUS/lib64',
+                '-L$EBROOTNETCDFMINFORTRAN/lib64',
+                '-lnetcdf', '-lnetcdf_c++4', '-lnetcdff'
+            ]
+
         # NOTE: Workaround to fix static linking for C++ with PrgEnv-pgi
         if (environ.name == 'PrgEnv-pgi' and
-            self.lang == 'cpp'and
+            self.lang == 'cpp' and
             self.linkage == 'static'):
             self.build_system.ldflags += ['-lstdc++']