diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/GEOSland_GridComp/Shared/catch_wrap_state.F90 b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/GEOSland_GridComp/Shared/catch_wrap_state.F90
index cb9af81e0..d0b71bbf7 100644
--- a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/GEOSland_GridComp/Shared/catch_wrap_state.F90
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/GEOSland_GridComp/Shared/catch_wrap_state.F90
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ subroutine surface_params_to_wrap_state(statePtr, scf, rc)
     endif
     call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%FWETC,               label='FWETC:',               DEFAULT=FWETC_default, __RC__ )
     call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%FWETL,               label='FWETL:',               DEFAULT=FWETL_default, __RC__ )
-    call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO,    label='SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO:',    DEFAULT=0,             __RC__ )
+    call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO,    label='SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO:',    DEFAULT=1,             __RC__ )
     call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%N_CONST_LAND4SNWALB, label='N_CONST_LAND4SNWALB:', DEFAULT=0,             __RC__ )
     call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%AEROSOL_DEPOSITION,  label='AEROSOL_DEPOSITION:',  DEFAULT=0,             __RC__ )
     call MAPL_GetResource( SCF, statePtr%RUN_IRRIG,           label='RUN_IRRIG:',           DEFAULT=0,             __RC__ )
diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/Shared/GEOS_SurfaceGridComp.rc b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/Shared/GEOS_SurfaceGridComp.rc
index ff9d8fca8..e4f1d8796 100644
--- a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/Shared/GEOS_SurfaceGridComp.rc
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSsurface_GridComp/Shared/GEOS_SurfaceGridComp.rc
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 #           - NOTE: bcs v06, v08, and v09 used approximate averaging of MODIS-based snow albedo to tile space;
 #                   bcs v11, v12 and v13  employ more accurate, raster-based averaging.
 #
-# GEOSagcm=>SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO: 0
-# GEOSldas=>SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO: 0
+# GEOSagcm=>SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO: 1
+# GEOSldas=>SNOW_ALBEDO_INFO: 1
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------#
 #    GOSWIM aerosol deposition on surface snow           #