diff --git a/models/wrf/shell_scripts/driver.csh b/models/wrf/shell_scripts/driver.csh
index dbe9b6c11..f0573607d 100755
--- a/models/wrf/shell_scripts/driver.csh
+++ b/models/wrf/shell_scripts/driver.csh
@@ -473,19 +473,18 @@ while ( 1 == 1 )
 
             else if ( $SUPER_PLATFORM == 'derecho' ) then
 
-               # Prevent double submission for member 1 only               
-               if ( $n == 1) then
-               sleep 5
-               endif
 
                if ( `qstat -wa | grep assim_advance_${n} | wc -l` == 0 ) then
 
-                  echo "assim_advance_${n} is missing from the queue"
-                  qsub assim_advance_mem${n}.csh
+                  echo "Warning, detected that assim_advance_${n} is missing from the queue"
+                  echo "If this warning leads to  missing output from ensemble ${n}" 
+                  echo "consider enabling the qsub command within keep_trying while statement in driver.csh"
+
+                  #qsub assim_advance_mem${n}.csh
                endif
 
             endif
-            sleep 15
+            sleep 5
 
          end
          set start_time = `head -1 start_member_${n}`