diff --git a/scripts/exregional_run_postanal.sh b/scripts/exregional_run_postanal.sh
index b977f3d4c..f6e05c5ea 100755
--- a/scripts/exregional_run_postanal.sh
+++ b/scripts/exregional_run_postanal.sh
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fi
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-if [ ${BKTYPE} -eq 0 ] && [ ${ob_type} == "conv" ] && [ "${DO_SOIL_ADJUST}" = "TRUE" ]; then  # warm start
+if [[ ${BKTYPE} -eq 0 ]] && [[ ${ob_type} =~ "conv" ]] && [[ "${DO_SOIL_ADJUST}" = "TRUE" ]]; then  # warm start
   cd ${bkpath}
   if [ "${IO_LAYOUT_Y}" == "1" ]; then
     ln_vrfy -snf ${fixgriddir}/fv3_grid_spec                fv3_grid_spec
diff --git a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens
index b13441d4a..abb395dc9 100644
--- a/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens
+++ b/ush/config.sh.RRFS_CONUS_3km_ens
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ if [[ ${DO_ENSEMBLE}  == "TRUE" ]]; then
 
    fi
    PPN_RUN_RECENTER="$(( ${NUM_ENS_MEMBERS} + 1 ))"
-   NNODES_RUN_RECENTER="3"
+   NNODES_RUN_RECENTER="6"
 #   NNODES_RUN_RECENTER="10"
 #   PPN_RUN_RECENTER="128"
 
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.sh b/ush/config_defaults.sh
index a244ed1f2..a82b21c3b 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.sh
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.sh
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ NNODES_RUN_ANAL="16"
 NNODES_RUN_GSIDIAG="1"
 NNODES_RUN_POSTANAL="1"
 NNODES_RUN_ENKF="90"
-NNODES_RUN_RECENTER="2"
+NNODES_RUN_RECENTER="6"
 NNODES_PROC_RADAR="2"
 NNODES_PROC_LIGHTNING="1"
 NNODES_PROC_BUFR="1"