Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologypism.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologypism.m	(revision 23502)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologypism.m	(revision 23503)
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@
 			list = {'Watercolumn'};
 		end % }}}    
-
 		function self = setdefaultparameters(self) % {{{
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.m	(revision 23502)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/model.m	(revision 23503)
@@ -148,4 +148,8 @@
 				disp('Warning: md.settings had to be reset, make sure to adjust md.settings.output_frequency and other fields');
 				md.settings = issmsettings();
+			end
+			%2018 Dec 1st
+			if md.settings.sb_coupling_frequency==0
+				md.settings.sb_coupling_frequency=1;
 			end