diff --git a/tests/default_vars.sh b/tests/default_vars.sh
index beb5403247..de1587a67c 100644
--- a/tests/default_vars.sh
+++ b/tests/default_vars.sh
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ export SPPT_LSCALE=500.E3,1000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3
 export SPPT_LOGIT=.true.,
 export SPPT_SFCLIMIT=.true.,
 export USE_ZMTNBLCK=.true.
+export SPPTINT=1800
 export PBL_TAPER=0,0,0,0.125,0.25,0.5,0.75
 export OCNSPPT=0.8,0.4,0.2,0.08,0.04
 export OCNSPPT_LSCALE=500.E3,1000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3,2000.E3
diff --git a/tests/parm/global_control.nml.IN b/tests/parm/global_control.nml.IN
index 8c798e649b..b7fce31552 100644
--- a/tests/parm/global_control.nml.IN
+++ b/tests/parm/global_control.nml.IN
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@
 @[HIDE_SPPT] sppt_logit = @[SPPT_LOGIT]
 @[HIDE_SPPT] sppt_sfclimit = @[SPPT_SFCLIMIT]
 @[HIDE_SPPT] use_zmtnblck = @[USE_ZMTNBLCK]
+@[HIDE_SPPT] spptint = @[SPPTINT]
 @[HIDE_SPPT] pbl_taper = @[PBL_TAPER]
 @[HIDE_OCNSPPT] OCNSPPT = @[OCNSPPT]
 @[HIDE_OCNSPPT] OCNSPPT_LSCALE = @[OCNSPPT_LSCALE]