diff --git a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
index c555b511d2..44458c1f8e 100644
--- a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
+++ b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ attributes from the config_cache.xml file (with keys converted to upper-case).
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 
 <!-- <fates_paramfile>lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_api.36.1.0_14pft_c241003.nc</fates_paramfile> -->
-<fates_paramfile>lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_sci.1.88.6_api.42.0.0_14pft_nor_sci2_api1_c260130.nc</fates_paramfile>
+<fates_paramfile>lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_sci.1.88.6_api.42.0.0_14pft_nor_sci3_api1_c260220.nc</fates_paramfile>
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 <!-- Default surface roughness parameterization                         -->
 <!-- ================================================================== -->