diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.sh b/ush/config_defaults.sh
index 28d456420..7b6be9889 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.sh
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.sh
@@ -1901,10 +1901,6 @@ ISEED_SPP=( "4" "5" "6" "7" "8" )
 # SPP in LSM schemes is handled in the &nam_sfcperts namelist block 
 # instead of in &nam_sppperts, where all other SPP is implemented.
 #
-# The default perturbation frequency is determined by the fhcyc namelist 
-# entry.  Since that parameter is set to zero in the SRW App, use 
-# LSM_SPP_EACH_STEP to perturb every time step. 
-#
 # Perturbations to soil moisture content (SMC) are only applied at the 
 # first time step.
 #
@@ -1921,8 +1917,7 @@ LSM_SPP_TSCALE=( "21600" "21600" "21600" "21600" "21600" "21600" "21600" )
 LSM_SPP_LSCALE=( "150000" "150000" "150000" "150000" "150000" "150000" "150000" )
 ISEED_LSM_SPP=( "9" )
 LSM_SPP_VAR_LIST=( "smc" "vgf" "alb" "sal" "emi" "zol" "stc" )
-LSM_SPP_MAG_LIST=( "0.017" "0.001" "0.001" "0.001" "0.001" "0.001" "0.2" )
-LSM_SPP_EACH_STEP="true" #Sets lndp_each_step=.true.
+LSM_SPP_MAG_LIST=( "0.2" "0.001" "0.001" "0.001" "0.001" "0.001" "0.2" )
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.yaml b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
index 56b89bb11..e7ed5d0bb 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.yaml
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.yaml
@@ -1888,10 +1888,6 @@ ISEED_SPP: [ "4", "4", "4", "4", "4" ]
 # SPP in LSM schemes is handled in the &nam_sfcperts namelist block 
 # instead of in &nam_sppperts, where all other SPP is implemented.
 #
-# The default perturbation frequency is determined by the fhcyc namelist 
-# entry.  Since that parameter is set to zero in the SRW App, use 
-# LSM_SPP_EACH_STEP to perturb every time step. 
-#
 # Perturbations to soil moisture content (SMC) are only applied at the 
 # first time step.
 #
@@ -1909,7 +1905,6 @@ LSM_SPP_LSCALE: [ "150000", "150000", "150000", "150000", "150000", "150000", "1
 ISEED_LSM_SPP: [ "9" ]
 LSM_SPP_VAR_LIST: [ "smc", "vgf", "alb", "sal", "emi", "zol", "stc" ]
 LSM_SPP_MAG_LIST: [ "0.2", "0.001", "0.001", "0.001", "0.001", "0.001", "0.2" ]
-LSM_SPP_EACH_STEP: "TRUE" #Sets lndp_each_step=.true.
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 
diff --git a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
index 2391340c4..1c32e9fa9 100755
--- a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
+++ b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
@@ -737,7 +737,6 @@ def generate_FV3LAM_wflow():
         'n_var_spp': N_VAR_SPP,
         'n_var_lndp': N_VAR_LNDP,
         'lndp_type': LNDP_TYPE,
-        'lndp_each_step': LSM_SPP_EACH_STEP,
         'fhcyc': FHCYC_LSM_SPP_OR_NOT
     }
     #
diff --git a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh
index 8af7497b0..cf815a242 100755
--- a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh
+++ b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh
@@ -789,7 +789,6 @@ settings="\
     'n_var_spp': ${N_VAR_SPP},
     'n_var_lndp': ${N_VAR_LNDP},
     'lndp_type': ${LNDP_TYPE},
-    'lndp_each_step': ${LSM_SPP_EACH_STEP},
     'fhcyc': ${FHCYC_LSM_SPP_OR_NOT}, 
   }"
 #
diff --git a/ush/machine/hera.sh b/ush/machine/hera.sh
index 454a1e938..bf587a71e 100644
--- a/ush/machine/hera.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/hera.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ function file_location() {
   case ${external_model} in
 
     "FV3GFS")
-      location='/scratch1/NCEPDEV/rstprod/com/gfs/prod/gfs.${yyyymmdd}/${hh}/atmos'
+# use this location if you have access to rstprod
+#     location='/scratch1/NCEPDEV/rstprod/com/gfs/prod/gfs.${yyyymmdd}/${hh}/atmos'
+      location='/scratch2/BMC/det/UFS_SRW_app/develop/model_data/FV3GFS/grib2/${yyyymmdd}'
       ;;
 
   esac