diff --git a/cm_generate_makefile.bash b/cm_generate_makefile.bash
index bb9913b05b..1d7d3545a2 100755
--- a/cm_generate_makefile.bash
+++ b/cm_generate_makefile.bash
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ display_help_text() {
       echo "                                Example: \"-lgfortran,-lma,-Wall\""
 #      echo "--with-hpx-options=[OPT]:     Additional options to HPX:"
 #      echo "                                enable_async_dispatch"
-      echo "--no-default-eti:  Do not include default ETI types for Kokkos Kernels"
+      echo "--no-default-eti:             Do not include default ETI types for Kokkos Kernels"
+      echo "--enable-kokkos-desul:        Enable Kokkos desul atomics (disabled by default)"
+      echo "--disable-kokkos-desul:       Disable Kokkos desul atomics (disabled by default)"
       echo "--gcc-toolchain=/Path/To/GccRoot:  Set the gcc toolchain to use with clang (e.g. /usr)" 
       echo "--kokkos-make-j=[NUM]:        Set -j parallel level for kokkos install"
       echo "                                Default: j == 4"
@@ -345,6 +347,9 @@ KOKKOS_MAKEINSTALL_J=4
 
 KERNELS_DEFAULT_ETI_OPTION=""
 
+# Temporary option to use with nightlies until desul atomic use incorporated
+KOKKOS_DESUL=OFF
+
 # For tracking if Cuda and Hip devices are enabled simultaneously
 WITH_CUDA_BACKEND=OFF
 WITH_HIP_BACKEND=OFF
@@ -473,6 +478,13 @@ do
       echo "${key} parallel level for kokkos install"
       KOKKOS_MAKEINSTALL_J="${key#*=}"
       ;;
+    --enable-kokkos-desul)
+      KOKKOS_DESUL=ON
+      ;;
+    --disable-kokkos-desul)
+      # This is the default
+      KOKKOS_DESUL=OFF
+      ;;
     --enable-kokkos-tests)
       KOKKOS_DO_TESTS=ON
       ;;
@@ -717,9 +729,9 @@ cd ${KOKKOS_INSTALL_PATH}
 
 # Configure kokkos
 echo ""
-echo cmake $COMPILER_CMD  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_CXXFLAGS}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_LDFLAGS}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${KOKKOS_INSTALL_PATH} ${KOKKOS_DEVICE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_ARCH_CMD} -DKokkos_ENABLE_TESTS=${KOKKOS_DO_TESTS} -DKokkos_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=${KOKKOS_DO_EXAMPLES} ${KOKKOS_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HIP_OPTION_CMD} -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF ${STANDARD_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BUILDTYPE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOS_PATH}
+echo cmake $COMPILER_CMD  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_CXXFLAGS}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_LDFLAGS}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${KOKKOS_INSTALL_PATH} ${KOKKOS_DEVICE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_ARCH_CMD} -DKokkos_ENABLE_TESTS=${KOKKOS_DO_TESTS} -DKokkos_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=${KOKKOS_DO_EXAMPLES} ${KOKKOS_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HIP_OPTION_CMD} -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF ${STANDARD_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BUILDTYPE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_PATH_CMD} -DKokkos_ENABLE_IMPL_DESUL_ATOMICS=${KOKKOS_DESUL} ${KOKKOS_PATH}
 echo ""
-cmake $COMPILER_CMD  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_CXXFLAGS//\"}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_LDFLAGS//\"}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${KOKKOS_INSTALL_PATH} ${KOKKOS_DEVICE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_ARCH_CMD} -DKokkos_ENABLE_TESTS=${KOKKOS_DO_TESTS} -DKokkos_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=${KOKKOS_DO_EXAMPLES} ${KOKKOS_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HIP_OPTION_CMD} -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF ${STANDARD_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BUILDTYPE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOS_PATH}
+cmake $COMPILER_CMD  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_CXXFLAGS//\"}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${KOKKOS_LDFLAGS//\"}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${KOKKOS_INSTALL_PATH} ${KOKKOS_DEVICE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_ARCH_CMD} -DKokkos_ENABLE_TESTS=${KOKKOS_DO_TESTS} -DKokkos_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=${KOKKOS_DO_EXAMPLES} ${KOKKOS_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTION_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HIP_OPTION_CMD} -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF ${STANDARD_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BUILDTYPE_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_CMD} ${KOKKOS_HWLOC_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_CMD} ${KOKKOS_MEMKIND_PATH_CMD} -DKokkos_ENABLE_IMPL_DESUL_ATOMICS=${KOKKOS_DESUL} ${KOKKOS_PATH}
 
 # Install kokkos library
 make install -j $KOKKOS_MAKEINSTALL_J
diff --git a/scripts/cm_test_all_sandia b/scripts/cm_test_all_sandia
index 4de2a62521..b5fa9387fa 100755
--- a/scripts/cm_test_all_sandia
+++ b/scripts/cm_test_all_sandia
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ print_help() {
   echo "--with-spaces=SPACES:       Set spaces to be instantiated."
   echo "                                Options: hostspace, cudaspace, cudauvmspace"
   echo ""
+  echo "--enable-kokkos-desul:        Enable Kokkos desul atomics (disabled by default)"
+  echo ""
 
   echo "ARGS: list of expressions matching compilers to test"
   echo "  supported compilers sems"
@@ -371,6 +373,9 @@ do
     --with-tpls*)
       KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPLS="${key#*=}"
       ;;
+    --enable-kokkos-desul*)
+      KOKKOS_DESUL="--enable-kokkos-desul"
+      ;;
     --help*)
       PRINT_HELP=True
       ;;
@@ -1307,13 +1312,13 @@ single_build_and_test() {
 
     # KOKKOS_OPTIONS and KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS are exported and detected by kokkos' generate_makefile.sh during install of kokkos; we pass them to the reproducer script instructions
     echo "  #   Use generate_makefile line below to call cmake which generates makefile for this build:" &> call_generate_makefile.sh
-    echo "        ${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH}/cm_generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$LOCAL_KOKKOS_DEVICES $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $CUDA_ENABLE_CMD $HIP_ENABLE_CMD --kokkos-path=${KOKKOS_PATH} --kokkoskernels-path=${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH} --with-scalars=$kk_scalars --with-ordinals=${KOKKOSKERNELS_ORDINALS} --with-offsets=${KOKKOSKERNELS_OFFSETS} --with-layouts=${KOKKOSKERNELS_LAYOUTS} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_LIBS_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_EXTRA_LINKER_FLAGS_CMD} --with-options=${KOKKOS_OPTIONS} --with-cuda-options=${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS} ${KOKKOS_BOUNDS_CHECK} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_SPACES} --no-examples $extra_args" &>> call_generate_makefile.sh
+    echo "        ${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH}/cm_generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$LOCAL_KOKKOS_DEVICES $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $CUDA_ENABLE_CMD $HIP_ENABLE_CMD --kokkos-path=${KOKKOS_PATH} --kokkoskernels-path=${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH} --with-scalars=$kk_scalars --with-ordinals=${KOKKOSKERNELS_ORDINALS} --with-offsets=${KOKKOSKERNELS_OFFSETS} --with-layouts=${KOKKOSKERNELS_LAYOUTS} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_LIBS_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_EXTRA_LINKER_FLAGS_CMD} --with-options=${KOKKOS_OPTIONS} --with-cuda-options=${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS} ${KOKKOS_BOUNDS_CHECK} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_SPACES} --no-examples ${KOKKOS_DESUL} $extra_args" &>> call_generate_makefile.sh
     chmod +x call_generate_makefile.sh
 
     # script command with generic path for faster copy/paste of reproducer into issues
-    echo "  #     \$KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH/cm_generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$LOCAL_KOKKOS_DEVICES $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $CUDA_ENABLE_CMD $HIP_ENABLE_CMD --kokkos-path=\$KOKKOS_PATH --kokkoskernels-path=\$KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH --with-scalars=$kk_scalars --with-ordinals=${KOKKOSKERNELS_ORDINALS} --with-offsets=${KOKKOSKERNELS_OFFSETS} --with-layouts=${KOKKOSKERNELS_LAYOUTS} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_LIBS_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_EXTRA_LINKER_FLAGS_CMD} --with-options=${KOKKOS_OPTIONS} --with-cuda-options=${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS} ${KOKKOS_BOUNDS_CHECK} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_SPACES} --no-examples $extra_args" &> call_generate_makefile_genericpath.sh
+    echo "  #     \$KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH/cm_generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$LOCAL_KOKKOS_DEVICES $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $CUDA_ENABLE_CMD $HIP_ENABLE_CMD --kokkos-path=\$KOKKOS_PATH --kokkoskernels-path=\$KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH --with-scalars=$kk_scalars --with-ordinals=${KOKKOSKERNELS_ORDINALS} --with-offsets=${KOKKOSKERNELS_OFFSETS} --with-layouts=${KOKKOSKERNELS_LAYOUTS} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_LIBS_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_EXTRA_LINKER_FLAGS_CMD} --with-options=${KOKKOS_OPTIONS} --with-cuda-options=${KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS} ${KOKKOS_BOUNDS_CHECK} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_SPACES} --no-examples ${KOKKOS_DESUL} $extra_args" &> call_generate_makefile_genericpath.sh
 
-    run_cmd ${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH}/cm_generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$LOCAL_KOKKOS_DEVICES $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $CUDA_ENABLE_CMD $HIP_ENABLE_CMD --kokkos-path=${KOKKOS_PATH} --kokkoskernels-path=${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH} --with-scalars=$kk_scalars --with-ordinals=${KOKKOSKERNELS_ORDINALS} --with-offsets=${KOKKOSKERNELS_OFFSETS} --with-layouts=${KOKKOSKERNELS_LAYOUTS} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_LIBS_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_EXTRA_LINKER_FLAGS_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BOUNDS_CHECK} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_SPACES} --no-examples $extra_args &>> ${desc}.configure.log || { report_and_log_test_result 1 ${desc} configure && return 0; }
+    run_cmd ${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH}/cm_generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$LOCAL_KOKKOS_DEVICES $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $CUDA_ENABLE_CMD $HIP_ENABLE_CMD --kokkos-path=${KOKKOS_PATH} --kokkoskernels-path=${KOKKOSKERNELS_PATH} --with-scalars=$kk_scalars --with-ordinals=${KOKKOSKERNELS_ORDINALS} --with-offsets=${KOKKOSKERNELS_OFFSETS} --with-layouts=${KOKKOSKERNELS_LAYOUTS} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_ENABLE_TPL_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_PATH_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_TPL_LIBS_CMD} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_EXTRA_LINKER_FLAGS_CMD} ${KOKKOS_BOUNDS_CHECK} ${KOKKOSKERNELS_SPACES} --no-examples ${KOKKOS_DESUL} $extra_args &>> ${desc}.configure.log || { report_and_log_test_result 1 ${desc} configure && return 0; }
 
     local make_par_lvl=12
     if [[ "$MACHINE" = white* ]]; then