diff --git a/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm b/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm
index bb6be82bea..4df42d5e74 100755
--- a/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm
+++ b/bld/CLMBuildNamelist.pm
@@ -4368,7 +4368,6 @@ sub setup_logic_fates {
 
     if (&value_is_true( $nl_flags->{'use_fates'})  ) {
         add_default($opts, $nl_flags->{'inputdata_rootdir'}, $definition, $defaults, $nl, 'fates_paramfile', 'phys'=>$nl_flags->{'phys'});
-        add_default($opts, $nl_flags->{'inputdata_rootdir'}, $definition, $defaults, $nl, 'fluh_timeseries', 'phys'=>$nl_flags->{'phys'}, 'hgrid'=>"4x5");
         my @list  = (  "fates_spitfire_mode", "use_fates_planthydro", "use_fates_ed_st3", "use_fates_ed_prescribed_phys",
                        "use_fates_inventory_init","use_fates_fixed_biogeog","use_fates_nocomp","fates_seeddisp_cadence",
                        "use_fates_logging","fates_parteh_mode", "use_fates_cohort_age_tracking","use_fates_tree_damage","use_fates_luh" );
@@ -4418,6 +4417,7 @@ sub setup_logic_fates {
         if ( defined($nl->get_value($var))  ) {
            if ( &value_is_true($nl->get_value($var)) ) {
               $var = "fluh_timeseries";
+              add_default($opts, $nl_flags->{'inputdata_rootdir'}, $definition, $defaults, $nl, $var, 'phys'=>$nl_flags->{'phys'}, 'hgrid'=>$nl_flags->{'res'}, 'sim_year_range'=>$nl_flags->{'sim_year_range'}, nofail=>1 );
               my $fname = remove_leading_and_trailing_quotes( $nl->get_value($var) );
               if ( ! defined($nl->get_value($var))  ) {
                  $log->fatal_error("$var is required when use_fates_luh is set" );