diff --git a/MOM_input b/MOM_input
index f61dd5e..fca07d7 100644
--- a/MOM_input
+++ b/MOM_input
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ! This file was written by the model and records the non-default parameters used at run-time.
 
 ! === module MOM ===
-DIABATIC_FIRST = True           !   [Boolean] default = False
+DIABATIC_FIRST = False          !   [Boolean] default = False
                                 ! If true, apply diabatic and thermodynamic processes, including buoyancy
                                 ! forcing and mass gain or loss, before stepping the dynamics forward.
 USE_REGRIDDING = True           !   [Boolean] default = False
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ DT = 1800.0                     !   [s]
                                 ! The (baroclinic) dynamics time step.  The time-step that is actually used will
                                 ! be an integer fraction of the forcing time-step (DT_FORCING in ocean-only mode
                                 ! or the coupling timestep in coupled mode.)
-DT_THERM = 3600.0               !   [s] default = 1800.0
+DT_THERM = 10800.0              !   [s] default = 1800.0
                                 ! The thermodynamic and tracer advection time step. Ideally DT_THERM should be
                                 ! an integer multiple of DT and less than the forcing or coupling time-step,
                                 ! unless THERMO_SPANS_COUPLING is true, in which case DT_THERM can be an integer
                                 ! multiple of the coupling timestep.  By default DT_THERM is set to DT.
+THERMO_SPANS_COUPLING = True
 HFREEZE = 10.0                  !   [m] default = -1.0
                                 ! If HFREEZE > 0, melt potential will be computed. The actual depth over which
                                 ! melt potential is computed will be min(HFREEZE, OBLD), where OBLD is the
                                 ! boundary layer depth. If HFREEZE <= 0 (default), melt potential will not be
                                 ! computed.
-DTBT_RESET_PERIOD = 0.0         !   [s] default = 3600.0
+DTBT_RESET_PERIOD = 10800.0     !   [s] default = 3600.0
                                 ! The period between recalculations of DTBT (if DTBT <= 0). If DTBT_RESET_PERIOD
                                 ! is negative, DTBT is set based only on information available at
                                 ! initialization.  If 0, DTBT will be set every dynamics time step. The default
diff --git a/nuopc.runconfig b/nuopc.runconfig
index 948f180..6fc8087 100644
--- a/nuopc.runconfig
+++ b/nuopc.runconfig
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ CLOCK_attributes::
      history_ymd = -999
      ice_cpl_dt = 99999 #not used
      lnd_cpl_dt = 99999 #not used
-     ocn_cpl_dt =  3600
+     ocn_cpl_dt =  1800
      restart_n = 1
      restart_option = nmonths
      restart_ymd = -999
diff --git a/nuopc.runseq b/nuopc.runseq
index 9ce0aba..b41a742 100644
--- a/nuopc.runseq
+++ b/nuopc.runseq
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 runSeq:: 
-@3600 
+@1800
   MED med_phases_aofluxes_run
   MED med_phases_prep_ocn_accum
   MED med_phases_ocnalb_run