diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 52f26f9a79..a7b9426f7b 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/ufs-weather-model
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 branch = RRFS_cloud
-#hash = 63591b6
 local_path = src/ufs_weather_model
 required = True
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 1efc1b9460..97733d9fc1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(UFS_UTILS
   )
 
 if(NOT CCPP_SUITES)
-  set(CCPP_SUITES "rrfs_gfsv16,FV3_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn")
+  set(CCPP_SUITES "rrfs_gfsv16,FV3_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn,nssl_mp_no_nsst")
 endif()
 
 ExternalProject_Add(ufs_weather_model
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(ufs_weather_model
                "-DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=${MPI_Fortran_COMPILER}"
                "-DSTATIC=Y"
                "-DNETCDF_DIR=$ENV{NETCDF}"
+               "-DAPP=ATM"
   INSTALL_COMMAND mkdir -p ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin && cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ufs_weather_model/src/ufs_weather_model-build/ufs_model ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/
   )