diff --git a/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl b/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl
index 5ae6d90f..b849721a 100644
--- a/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl
+++ b/src/Applications/GEOSdas_App/testsuites/runjob.pl
@@ -815,7 +815,9 @@ sub run_fvsetup {
     if ($verify) {
         print "\nUnless you are sure the input file is okay, you should quit"
             . " and run the checkinput utility before continuing.\n";
-        $ans = query("Continue (y/n)?", "n");
+        if ($nocheck) { $dflt = "y" }
+        else          { $dflt = "n" }
+        $ans = query("Continue (y/n)?", $dflt);
         quit("Quitting.") if neg($ans);
     }