diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/Fates/user_nl_clm b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/Fates/user_nl_clm
index 91df3e2e61..a8ffe59412 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/Fates/user_nl_clm
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/Fates/user_nl_clm
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_NCOHORTS', 'FATES_TRIMMING', 'FATES_AREA_PLANTS',
 'FATES_SEED_ALLOC', 'FATES_STEM_ALLOC', 'FATES_FROOT_ALLOC',
 'FATES_CROOT_ALLOC', 'FATES_STORE_ALLOC',
 'FATES_PATCHAREA_LU', 'FATES_DISTURBANCE_RATE_MATRIX_LULU'
+fates_paramfile = '/glade/work/afoster/CTSM/src/fates/parameter_files/fates_param_fuel.nc'
diff --git a/src/fates b/src/fates
index 2263e6f829..3cfb2b1bd9 160000
--- a/src/fates
+++ b/src/fates
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2263e6f8292792a9a05575023eec1f8265ef7bf2
+Subproject commit 3cfb2b1bd9bcde627e4b3364cfdf2144feaa7ded