Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.m	(revision 18518)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.m	(revision 18519)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 			end
 			%2014 September 11
-			if (md.seaice==0);
+			if isa(md.seaice,'double');
 				md.seaice=seaice()
-	    end
+			end
 		end% }}}
 	end
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
 
 						%Change some of the defauls
-						md.timestepping.in_years = false;
-						md.constants.g           = 9.80616; %Same as TOPAZ
+						md.timestepping.in_years   = false;
+						md.timestepping.time_step  = 600;
+						md.timestepping.final_time = 600;
+						md.constants.g             = 9.80616; %Same as TOPAZ
 					else
 						error('model constructor not supported yet');