diff --git a/scripts/exregional_refl2tten.sh b/scripts/exregional_refl2tten.sh
index 476ede995..64d39a0e1 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_refl2tten.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_refl2tten.sh
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ else                                               # cycle uses background from
   ln_vrfy -s ${bkpath}/fv_core.res.tile1.nc         fv3_dynvars
   ln_vrfy -s ${bkpath}/fv_tracer.res.tile1.nc       fv3_tracer
   ln_vrfy -s ${bkpath}/sfc_data.nc                  fv3_sfcdata
-  cp_vrfy    ${bkpath}/phy_data.nc                  fv3_phydata
+  ln_vrfy -s ${bkpath}/phy_data.nc                  fv3_phydata
 fi
 
 #
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_AK_dev1 b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_AK_dev1
index e14aaf658..40b4c29ad 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_AK_dev1
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_AK_dev1
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ FIX_CRTM=/home/rtrr/FIX_EXEC_MODULE/crtm/CRTM_v2.3.0
 VERBOSE="TRUE"
 
 RUN_ENVIR="nco"
-PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="rename"
+PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="upgrade"
 
 PREDEF_GRID_NAME=RRFS_AK_3km
 
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_13km b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_13km
index 359022c95..f17acf7f2 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_13km
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_13km
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ FIX_CRTM=/home/rtrr/FIX_EXEC_MODULE/crtm/CRTM_v2.3.0
 VERBOSE="TRUE"
 
 RUN_ENVIR="nco"
-PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="rename"
+PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="upgrade"
 
 PREDEF_GRID_NAME=GSD_RAP13km
 ADDNL_OUTPUT_GRIDS=( "130" "242" )
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_3km b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_3km
index 7a79bccb9..a59d5aee0 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_3km
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_NA_3km
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ FIX_CRTM=/home/rtrr/FIX_EXEC_MODULE/crtm/CRTM_v2.3.0
 VERBOSE="TRUE"
 
 RUN_ENVIR="nco"
-PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="rename"
+PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="upgrade"
 
 PREDEF_GRID_NAME=RRFS_NA_3km
 
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_dev1 b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_dev1
index 54845c667..8bc3a18fa 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_dev1
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_dev1
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ FIX_GSI=/mnt/lfs4/BMC/nrtrr/RRFS/fix/fix_gsi
 FIX_CRTM=/home/rtrr/FIX_EXEC_MODULE/crtm/CRTM_v2.3.0
 OBSPATH_NSSLMOSIAC=/public/data/radar/nssl/mrms/conus
 RADARREFL_TIMELEVEL=(0 15 30 45)
-#FH_DFI_RADAR="0.0,0.25,0.5"
+FH_DFI_RADAR="0.0,0.25,0.5"
 
 VERBOSE="TRUE"
 
 RUN_ENVIR="nco"
-PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="rename"
+PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="upgrade"
 
 PREDEF_GRID_NAME=RRFS_CONUS_3km
 ADDNL_OUTPUT_GRIDS=( "hrrr" )
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_wcoss b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_wcoss
index 8b8f097d5..ab62de99f 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_wcoss
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_wcoss
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SFCOBS_USELIST=${FIX_GSI}
 VERBOSE="TRUE"
 
 RUN_ENVIR="nco"
-PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="rename"
+PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="upgrade"
 
 PREDEF_GRID_NAME=RRFS_CONUS_3km
 
diff --git a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh
index 09d40acfc..c88736696 100755
--- a/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh
+++ b/ush/generate_FV3LAM_wflow.sh
@@ -847,6 +847,9 @@ if [ "${DO_DACYCLE}" = "true" ]; then
      'nggps_ic'   : false,
      'mountain'  : true,
      'warm_start' : true,
+   }
+ 'gfs_physics_nml': {
+    'fh_dfi_radar': [${FH_DFI_RADAR[@]}],
   }"
  
  $USHDIR/set_namelist.py -q \
diff --git a/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml b/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
index 385a29d4a..500d8c863 100644
--- a/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
+++ b/ush/templates/FV3LAM_wflow.xml
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ MODULES_RUN_TASK_FP script.
   
     <dependency>
       {%- if do_dacycle and do_nonvar_cldanal%}
-      <taskdep task="&CLDANL_NONVAR_TN;"/>
+      <taskdep task="&RADAR_REFL2TTEN_TN;"/>
       {%- elif do_dacycle %}
       <taskdep task="&ANAL_GSI_TN;"/>
       {%- else %}