diff --git a/main/EDTypesMod.F90 b/main/EDTypesMod.F90
index d9a2083482..4aa90757a0 100644
--- a/main/EDTypesMod.F90
+++ b/main/EDTypesMod.F90
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module EDTypesMod
   integer, parameter :: ican_upper = 1            ! Nominal index for the upper canopy
   integer, parameter :: ican_ustory = 2           ! Nominal index for understory in two-canopy system
 
-  integer, parameter :: nlevleaf = 40             ! number of leaf layers in canopy layer
+  integer, parameter :: nlevleaf = 80             ! number of leaf layers in canopy layer
   integer, parameter :: maxpft = 15               ! maximum number of PFTs allowed
                                                   ! the parameter file may determine that fewer
                                                   ! are used, but this helps allocate scratch