diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 364dd567..11f11675 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -14,63 +14,62 @@ jobname: 025deg_jra55_ryf
 # Sync options for automatically copying data from ephemeral scratch space to 
 # longer term storage
 sync:
-    enable: False # set path below and change to true
-    path: null # Set to location on /g/data or a remote server and path (rsync syntax)
+  enable: false   # set path below and change to true
+  path: null   # Set to location on /g/data or a remote server and path (rsync syntax)
 
 # Modules for loading model executables
 modules:
   use:
-      - /g/data/vk83/modules
+  - /g/data/vk83/modules
+  - /g/data/vk83/prerelease/modules
   load:
-      - access-om2/2025.12.000
-      - model-tools/mppnccombine-fast/2025.07.000
-
-# Model configuration
+  - access-om2/pr135-3
+  - model-tools/mppnccombine-fast/2025.07.000
 name: common
 model: access-om2
 input:
-  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2023.05.15/rmp_jra55_cice_patch.nc
-  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2023.05.15/rmp_jra55_cice_1st_conserve.nc
-  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2023.05.15/rmp_jra55_cice_2nd_conserve.nc
+- /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2023.05.15/rmp_jra55_cice_patch.nc
+- /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2023.05.15/rmp_jra55_cice_1st_conserve.nc
+- /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2023.05.15/rmp_jra55_cice_2nd_conserve.nc
 submodels:
-    - name: atmosphere
-      model: yatm
-      exe: yatm.exe
-      input:
-            - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2020.05.30/rmp_jrar_to_cict_CONSERV.nc
-            - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/JRA-55/RYF/v1-4/data
-      ncpus: 1
+- name: atmosphere
+  model: yatm
+  exe: yatm.exe
+  input:
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/remapping_weights/JRA55/global.025deg/2020.05.30/rmp_jrar_to_cict_CONSERV.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/JRA-55/RYF/v1-4/data
+  ncpus: 1
 
-    - name: ocean
-      model: mom
-      exe: mom5_access_om
-      input:
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/mosaic/global.025deg/2020.05.30/grid_spec.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/mosaic/global.025deg/2020.05.30/ocean_hgrid.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/mosaic/global.025deg/2020.05.30/ocean_mosaic.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/bathymetry/global.025deg/2023.05.15/topog.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/bathymetry/global.025deg/2023.05.15/ocean_mask.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/vertical/global.025deg/2020.11.02/ocean_vgrid.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/processor_masks/global.025deg/1456.48x40/2023.05.15/ocean_mask_table
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/chlorophyll/global.025deg/2020.05.30/chl.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.10.22/ocean_temp_salt.res.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/tides/global.025deg/2020.05.30/tideamp.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/tides/global.025deg/2020.05.30/roughness_amp.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/tides/global.025deg/2020.05.30/roughness_cdbot.nc
-          - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/surface_salt_restoring/global.025deg/2020.05.30/salt_sfc_restore.nc
-      ncpus: 1456
+- name: ocean
+  model: mom
+  exe: mom5_access_om
+  input:
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/mosaic/global.025deg/2020.05.30/grid_spec.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/mosaic/global.025deg/2020.05.30/ocean_hgrid.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/mosaic/global.025deg/2020.05.30/ocean_mosaic.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/bathymetry/global.025deg/2023.05.15/topog.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/bathymetry/global.025deg/2023.05.15/ocean_mask.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/grids/vertical/global.025deg/2020.11.02/ocean_vgrid.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/processor_masks/global.025deg/1456.48x40/2023.05.15/ocean_mask_table
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/chlorophyll/global.025deg/2020.05.30/chl.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.10.22/ocean_temp_salt.res.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/tides/global.025deg/2020.05.30/tideamp.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/tides/global.025deg/2020.05.30/roughness_amp.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/tides/global.025deg/2020.05.30/roughness_cdbot.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ocean/surface_salt_restoring/global.025deg/2020.05.30/salt_sfc_restore.nc
+  ncpus: 1456
 
-    - name: ice
-      model: cice5
-      exe: cice_auscom_1440x1080_48x40_480p.exe
-      input:
-        - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/grids/global.025deg/2024.04.17/grid.nc
-        - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/grids/global.025deg/2024.04.17/kmt.nc
-        - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.05.30/i2o.nc
-        - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.10.22/o2i.nc
-        - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.05.30/u_star.nc
-        - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.05.30/monthly_sstsss.nc
-      ncpus: 361
+- name: ice
+  model: cice5
+  exe: cice_auscom_1440x1080_30x27.exe
+  input:
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/grids/global.025deg/2024.04.17/grid.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/grids/global.025deg/2024.04.17/kmt.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.05.30/i2o.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.10.22/o2i.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.05.30/u_star.nc
+  - /g/data/vk83/configurations/inputs/access-om2/ice/initial_conditions/global.025deg/2020.05.30/monthly_sstsss.nc
+  ncpus: 361
 
 # Collation
 collate:
@@ -88,21 +87,21 @@ stacksize: unlimited
 restart_freq: 5YS
 mpi:
   flags:
-    - --mca io ompio --mca io_ompio_num_aggregators 1
+  - --mca io ompio --mca io_ompio_num_aggregators 1
 qsub_flags: -W umask=027
 env:
-    UCX_LOG_LEVEL: 'error'
+  UCX_LOG_LEVEL: 'error'
 
 manifest:
   reproduce:
-    exe: True
+    exe: false
 
 # set number of cores per node (28 for normalbw, 48 for normal on gadi)
 platform:
-    nodesize: 48
+  nodesize: 48
 
 # sweep and resubmit on specific errors - see https://github.com/payu-org/payu/issues/241#issuecomment-610739771
 userscripts:
-    error: tools/resub.sh
-    run: rm -f resubmit.count
-    sync: /g/data/vk83/apps/om2-scripts/concatenate_ice/concat_ice_daily.sh
+  error: tools/resub.sh
+  run: rm -f resubmit.count
+  sync: /g/data/vk83/apps/om2-scripts/concatenate_ice/concat_ice_daily.sh
diff --git a/ice/cice_in.nml b/ice/cice_in.nml
index 92ebad15..85c1aed9 100644
--- a/ice/cice_in.nml
+++ b/ice/cice_in.nml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     restart_dir       = './RESTART/'
     restart_ext       = .false.
     restart_file      = 'iced'
+    restart_format    = 'pio'
     runtype           = 'initial'
     use_leap_years    = .false.
     use_restart_time  = .true.