diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml
index b23c03422..2d91785e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_run_scm_rts.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       sp_ROOT:    /home/runner/NCEPLIBS-sp
       w3emc_ROOT: /home/runner/myw3emc
       SCM_ROOT:   /home/runner/work/ccpp-scm/ccpp-scm
-      suites:     SCM_GFS_v15p2,SCM_GFS_v16,SCM_GFS_v17_p8,SCM_HRRR,SCM_RRFS_v1beta,SCM_RAP,SCM_WoFS_v0,SCM_HRRR_gf,SCM_GFS_v17_p8_ugwpv1,SCM_GFS_v16_RRTMGP
-      suites_ps:  SCM_GFS_v15p2_ps,SCM_GFS_v16_ps,SCM_GFS_v17_p8_ps,SCM_HRRR_ps,SCM_RRFS_v1beta_ps,SCM_RAP_ps,SCM_WoFS_v0_ps,SCM_HRRR_gf_ps,SCM_GFS_v17_p8_ugwpv1_ps,SCM_GFS_v16_RRTMGP_ps
+      suites:     SCM_GFS_v15p2,SCM_GFS_v16,SCM_GFS_v17_p8,SCM_HRRR,SCM_RRFS_v1beta,SCM_RAP,SCM_WoFS_v0,SCM_HRRR_gf,SCM_GFS_v17_p8_ugwpv1,SCM_GFS_v16_RRTMGP,SCM_GFS_v16_debug
+      suites_ps:  SCM_GFS_v15p2_ps,SCM_GFS_v16_ps,SCM_GFS_v17_p8_ps,SCM_HRRR_ps,SCM_RRFS_v1beta_ps,SCM_RAP_ps,SCM_WoFS_v0_ps,SCM_HRRR_gf_ps,SCM_GFS_v17_p8_ugwpv1_ps,SCM_GFS_v16_RRTMGP_ps,SCM_GFS_v16_debug_ps
       dir_rt:     /home/runner/work/ccpp-scm/ccpp-scm/test/artifact-${{matrix.build-type}}
       dir_bl:     /home/runner/work/ccpp-scm/ccpp-scm/test/BL-${{matrix.build-type}}
 
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index 69aacf5bb..cbe4ce706 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 69aacf5bb4400b0946c5bd81bf40ab9c6c8b5e27
+Subproject commit cbe4ce7069d1c39b61b9dc08f662cae36380f4cf
diff --git a/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug.xml b/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug.xml
index df92a158f..a7643d83c 100644
--- a/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug.xml
+++ b/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       <scheme>GFS_interstitialtoscreen</scheme>
       <scheme>GFS_checkland</scheme>
       <scheme>GFS_checktracers</scheme>
-      <scheme>GFS_abort</scheme>
+      <!--<scheme>GFS_abort</scheme>-->
     </subcycle>
   </group>
 </suite>
diff --git a/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug_ps.xml b/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug_ps.xml
index bff152407..4789c6cad 100644
--- a/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug_ps.xml
+++ b/ccpp/suites/suite_SCM_GFS_v16_debug_ps.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <scheme>GFS_interstitialtoscreen</scheme>
       <scheme>GFS_checkland</scheme>
       <scheme>GFS_checktracers</scheme>
-      <scheme>GFS_abort</scheme>
+      <!--<scheme>GFS_abort</scheme>-->
     </subcycle>
   </group>
 </suite>