diff --git a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
index 4661c3aa72..9563fad123 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ export DO_AERO="NO"
 export CCPP_SUITE="FV3_GFS_v16"
 export WAVE_CDUMP="" # When to include wave suite: gdas, gfs, or both
 export confignamevarfornems="atm" # For APP=ATM
+export cplwav2atm=".false."
 
 case "${APP}" in
   ATM)
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ case "${APP}" in
     export CCPP_SUITE="FV3_GFS_v16_coupled_nsstNoahmpUGWPv1"
     export WAVE_CDUMP="both"
     export confignamevarfornems="cpld_wave"
+    export cplwav2atm=".true."
     ;;
   ATMAERO)
     export DO_COUPLED="YES"
diff --git a/parm/config/config.fcst b/parm/config/config.fcst
index 1571add7a9..5c1897afc6 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.fcst
+++ b/parm/config/config.fcst
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export cplflx=".false."
 export cplice=".false."
 export cplgocart=".false."
 export cplwav=".false."
-export cplwav2atm=".false."
 
 # cpl changes based on APP