Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test238.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test238.py	(revision 19279)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test238.py	(revision 19280)
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 for imonth in xrange(0,12):
     md.surfaceforcings.precipitations_presentday[0:md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=-0.4*10**(-6)*md.mesh.y+0.5
-    md.surfaceforcings.precipitations_presentday[md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=((float(imonth)+1.)/12.)
+    md.surfaceforcings.precipitations_presentday[md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=(float(imonth)/12.)
 
 # time steps and resolution
-md.timestepping.time_step=0.5
-md.timestepping.final_time=2.
+md.timestepping.time_step=20;
+md.settings.output_frequency=1;
+md.timestepping.final_time=60;
 
 # 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test239.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test239.py	(revision 19279)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test239.py	(revision 19280)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
     md.surfaceforcings.temperatures_presentday[0:md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=tmonth[imonth]
     # Time for the last line:
-    md.surfaceforcings.temperatures_presentday[md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=((float(imonth)+1.)/12.)
+    md.surfaceforcings.temperatures_presentday[md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=(float(imonth)/12.)
 
 # creating initialization and spc temperatures initialization and spc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 # time steps and resolution
-md.timestepping.time_step=0.5
-md.timestepping.final_time=2.
-md.timestepping.interp_forcings=0
+md.timestepping.time_step=0.5;
+md.settings.output_frequency=1;
+md.timestepping.final_time=2;
 
 # 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test240.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test240.py	(revision 19279)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test240.py	(revision 19280)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
     md.surfaceforcings.temperatures_presentday[0:md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=tmonth[imonth]
     # Time for the last line:
-    md.surfaceforcings.temperatures_presentday[md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=((float(imonth)+1.)/12.)
+    md.surfaceforcings.temperatures_presentday[md.mesh.numberofvertices,imonth]=(float(imonth)/12.)
 
 # creating initialization and spc temperatures initialization and spc
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 # time steps and resolution
-md.timestepping.time_step=20.
-md.timestepping.final_time=60.
+md.timestepping.time_step=0.5;
+md.settings.output_frequency=1;
+md.timestepping.final_time=2;
+md.timestepping.interp_forcings=0;
 
 # 
