diff --git a/io/module_wrt_grid_comp.F90 b/io/module_wrt_grid_comp.F90
index 95d2b1063..fe5fc3b2d 100644
--- a/io/module_wrt_grid_comp.F90
+++ b/io/module_wrt_grid_comp.F90
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ subroutine wrt_initialize(wrt_comp, imp_state_write, exp_state_write, clock, rc)
       type(ESMF_Array)                        :: array_work, array
       type(ESMF_FieldBundle)                  :: fieldbdl_work
       type(ESMF_Field)                        :: field_work, field
+      type(ESMF_Decomp_Flag)                  :: decompflagPTile(2,6)
 
       character(len=80)                       :: attrValueSList(2)
       type(ESMF_StateItem_Flag), allocatable  :: fcstItemTypeList(:)
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ subroutine wrt_initialize(wrt_comp, imp_state_write, exp_state_write, clock, rc)
           do tl=1,6
             decomptile(1,tl) = 1
             decomptile(2,tl) = jidx
+            decompflagPTile(:,tl) = (/ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX,ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX/)
           enddo
           call ESMF_AttributeGet(imp_state_write, convention="NetCDF", purpose="FV3", &
                                  name="gridfile", value=gridfile, rc=rc)
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ subroutine wrt_initialize(wrt_comp, imp_state_write, exp_state_write, clock, rc)
           CALL ESMF_LogWrite("wrtComp: gridfile:"//trim(gridfile),ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO,rc=rc)
           wrtgrid = ESMF_GridCreateMosaic(filename="INPUT/"//trim(gridfile),                                 &
                                           regDecompPTile=decomptile,tileFilePath="INPUT/",                   &
+                                          decompflagPTile=decompflagPTile,                                   &
                                           staggerlocList=(/ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER/), &
                                           name='wrt_grid', rc=rc)
           if (ESMF_LogFoundError(rcToCheck=rc, msg=ESMF_LOGERR_PASSTHRU, line=__LINE__, file=__FILE__)) return
@@ -319,6 +322,7 @@ subroutine wrt_initialize(wrt_comp, imp_state_write, exp_state_write, clock, rc)
           ! create the nest Grid by reading it from file but use DELayout
           wrtGrid = ESMF_GridCreate(filename="INPUT/"//trim(gridfile),                                       &
                                     fileformat=ESMF_FILEFORMAT_GRIDSPEC, regDecomp=regDecomp,                &
+                                    decompflag=(/ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX,ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX/),          &
                                     delayout=delayout, isSphere=.false., indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL,       &
                                     rc=rc)
           if (ESMF_LogFoundError(rcToCheck=rc, msg=ESMF_LOGERR_PASSTHRU, line=__LINE__, file=__FILE__)) return
diff --git a/module_fcst_grid_comp.F90 b/module_fcst_grid_comp.F90
index 63b392f7d..7742eefbc 100644
--- a/module_fcst_grid_comp.F90
+++ b/module_fcst_grid_comp.F90
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ subroutine fcst_initialize(fcst_comp, importState, exportState, clock, rc)
     integer, allocatable, dimension(:) :: isl, iel, jsl, jel
     integer, allocatable, dimension(:,:,:) :: deBlockList
 
+    type(ESMF_Decomp_Flag)  :: decompflagPTile(2,6)
+
     integer               :: globalTileLayout(2)
     integer               :: nestRootPet, peListSize(1)
     integer, allocatable  :: petMap(:)
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ subroutine fcst_initialize(fcst_comp, importState, exportState, clock, rc)
                                               maxIndex=(/atm_int_state%Atm%mlon,atm_int_state%Atm%mlat/), &
                                               gridEdgeLWidth=(/0,0/), &
                                               gridEdgeUWidth=(/0,0/), &
+                                              decompflag=(/ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX,ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX/), &
                                               name="fcst_grid", &
                                               indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
                                               rc=rc); ESMF_ERR_ABORT(rc)
@@ -468,9 +471,11 @@ subroutine fcst_initialize(fcst_comp, importState, exportState, clock, rc)
             do tl=1,6
               decomptile(1,tl) = atm_int_state%Atm%layout(1)
               decomptile(2,tl) = atm_int_state%Atm%layout(2)
+              decompflagPTile(:,tl) = (/ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX,ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX/)
             enddo
             fcstGrid = ESMF_GridCreateMosaic(filename="INPUT/"//trim(gridfile),                                 &
                                              regDecompPTile=decomptile,tileFilePath="INPUT/",                   &
+                                             decompflagPTile=decompflagPTile,                                   &
                                              staggerlocList=(/ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CENTER, ESMF_STAGGERLOC_CORNER/), &
                                              name='fcst_grid', rc=rc)
             if (ESMF_LogFoundError(rcToCheck=rc, msg=ESMF_LOGERR_PASSTHRU, line=__LINE__, file=__FILE__)) return
@@ -518,6 +523,7 @@ subroutine fcst_initialize(fcst_comp, importState, exportState, clock, rc)
             ! create the nest Grid by reading it from file but use DELayout
             fcstGrid = ESMF_GridCreate(filename='INPUT/grid.nest02.tile7.nc',                             &
                                        fileformat=ESMF_FILEFORMAT_GRIDSPEC, regDecomp=regDecomp,          &
+                                       decompflag=(/ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX,ESMF_DECOMP_SYMMEDGEMAX/),    &
                                        delayout=delayout, isSphere=.false., indexflag=ESMF_INDEX_DELOCAL, &
               rc=rc)
             if (ESMF_LogFoundError(rcToCheck=rc, msg=ESMF_LOGERR_PASSTHRU, line=__LINE__, file=__FILE__)) return