diff --git a/parm/config/config.fcst b/parm/config/config.fcst
index e5d8e5eb64..1425676dc2 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.fcst
+++ b/parm/config/config.fcst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export do_tofd=".true."
 export launch_level=$(echo "$LEVS/2.35" |bc)
 
 # Sponge layer settings for L127
-if [ $LEVS = "128" ]; then
+if [ $LEVS = "128" -a $CDUMP = "gdas" ]; then
    export  tau=5.0
    export  rf_cutoff=1.0e3
    export  d2_bg_k1=0.20
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if [ $lsm -eq 2 ]; then
     export lheatstrg=".false."
     export landice=".false."
 else
-    export lheatstrg=".true."
+    export lheatstrg=".false."
     export landice=".true."
 fi