diff --git a/tests/rt.ds2sw b/tests/rt.ds2sw
index 143f4787fd..45b8e849af 100644
--- a/tests/rt.ds2sw
+++ b/tests/rt.ds2sw
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ### CDEPS Data Atmosphere tests with OCN+ICE+WAV ###
-COMPILE | datm_s2sw | intel | -DAPP=DATM-S2SW | - wcoss2         | fv3 |
+COMPILE | datm_s2sw | intel | -DAPP=DATM-S2SW -DPDLIB=ON -DDEBUG=ON| - wcoss2         | fv3 |
 RUN | datm_s2sw_gfsv17                           | - wcoss2                             | baseline |
diff --git a/tests/tests/datm_s2sw_gfsv17 b/tests/tests/datm_s2sw_gfsv17
index 004163efb7..dbc170ab5b 100644
--- a/tests/tests/datm_s2sw_gfsv17
+++ b/tests/tests/datm_s2sw_gfsv17
@@ -60,12 +60,24 @@ export MOM6_RIVER_RUNOFF=True
 export MOM6_FRUNOFF=runoff.daitren.clim.1440x1080.v20180328.nc
 export MOM6_RESTART_SETTING=r
 
-# waves
+# mom6+waves
 export MOM6_USE_LI2016=True
 export MOM6_USE_WAVES=True
+
+# waves
+export WW3_OUTDTHR=1
+WW3_DTFLD="$(printf "%02d" $(( WW3_OUTDTHR*3600 )))"
+export WW3_DTFLD
+WW3_DTPNT="$(printf "%02d" $(( WW3_OUTDTHR*3600 )))"
+export WW3_DTPNT
 export WW3_DOMAIN=global_270k
 export MESH_WAV=mesh.${WW3_DOMAIN}.nc
 export WW3_MODDEF=mod_def.exp.${WW3_DOMAIN}
+export WW3_CUR='C'
+export WW3_ICE='C'
+export WW3_IC1='F'
+export WW3_IC5='F'
+export WW3_OUTPARS="WND HS FP DP PHS PTP PDIR"
 # slow loop
 export WW3_RSTFLDS="ice"