diff --git a/ci/cases/yamls/atmaerosnowDA_defaults_ci.yaml b/ci/cases/yamls/atmaerosnowDA_defaults_ci.yaml
index 24f629128a..7e88abb1a0 100644
--- a/ci/cases/yamls/atmaerosnowDA_defaults_ci.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/yamls/atmaerosnowDA_defaults_ci.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ defaults:
 base:
   DO_JEDISNOWDA: "YES"
   ACCOUNT: {{ 'HPC_ACCOUNT' | getenv }}
-  DO_TEST_MODE: "YES"
+  DO_TEST_MODE: "NO"
diff --git a/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_defaults_ci.yaml b/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_defaults_ci.yaml
index 65d440ac93..d3dacfb271 100644
--- a/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_defaults_ci.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_defaults_ci.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ defaults:
   !INC {{ HOMEgfs }}/parm/config/gfs/yaml/defaults.yaml
 base:
   ACCOUNT: {{ 'HPC_ACCOUNT' | getenv }}
-  DO_TEST_MODE: "YES"
+  DO_TEST_MODE: "NO"
diff --git a/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_extended_ci.yaml b/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_extended_ci.yaml
index e60350ad8a..2e7a173994 100644
--- a/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_extended_ci.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/yamls/gfs_extended_ci.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ base:
   FCST_BREAKPOINTS: 192
   FHMAX_GFS: 384
   FHMAX_HF_GFS: 120
-  DO_TEST_MODE: "YES"
+  DO_TEST_MODE: "NO"
diff --git a/ci/cases/yamls/soca_gfs_defaults_ci.yaml b/ci/cases/yamls/soca_gfs_defaults_ci.yaml
index 69971537c2..dbddcf23bb 100644
--- a/ci/cases/yamls/soca_gfs_defaults_ci.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/yamls/soca_gfs_defaults_ci.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ base:
 
 marineanl:
   SOCA_NINNER: 1
-  DO_TEST_MODE: "YES"
+  DO_TEST_MODE: "NO"
 marineanl:
   JCB_ALGO_YAML_VAR: "{{ HOMEgfs }}/sorc/gdas.cd/test/gw-ci/soca/jcb-prototype_3dfgat_3DVarAOWCDA.yaml.j2"
diff --git a/ci/cases/yamls/ufs_hybatmDA_defaults.ci.yaml b/ci/cases/yamls/ufs_hybatmDA_defaults.ci.yaml
index b7344e8e35..ca16545399 100644
--- a/ci/cases/yamls/ufs_hybatmDA_defaults.ci.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/yamls/ufs_hybatmDA_defaults.ci.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ base:
   DO_JEDIATMVAR: "YES"
   DO_JEDIATMENS: "YES"
   ACCOUNT: {{ 'HPC_ACCOUNT' | getenv }}
-  DO_TEST_MODE: "YES"
+  DO_TEST_MODE: "NO"
 atmanl:
   JCB_ALGO_YAML_VAR: "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/test/gw-ci/atm/jcb-prototype_3dvar_ufs_hybatmDA.yaml.j2"
   JCB_ALGO_YAML_FV3INC: "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/test/gw-ci/atm/jcb-prototype_3dvar-fv3inc_ufs_hybatmDA.yaml.j2"
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs b/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
index 6309c4073b..3f8e7022fa 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ case ${fv3_res} in
   "C384" | "C768" | "C1152" | "C3072")
     zstandard_level=0
     ideflate=1
-    quantize_nsd=5
+    quantize_nsd=14
     OUTPUT_FILETYPE_ATM="netcdf_parallel"
     if [[ "${fv3_res}" == "C384" ]]; then
       OUTPUT_FILETYPE_SFC="netcdf"  # For C384, the write grid component is better off with serial netcdf