diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.brooks_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.brooks_intel
index a2e915aaa..4a51b5bb1 100644
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.brooks_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.brooks_intel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /home/ords/cmdd/cmde/phb001/
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE ~/data/brooks/cice/baselines
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "qsub"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 36
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_MAXRUNLENGTH 3
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "development"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 4