diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f02dbcc..750149e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   path = MOM6
   url = https://github.com/NCAR/MOM6.git
   fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/NCAR/MOM6.git
-    fxtag = dev/ncar_241003
+    fxtag = dev/ncar_241017
     fxrequired = AlwaysRequired
 
 [submodule "stochastic_physics"]
diff --git a/MOM6 b/MOM6
index ad7cf38..a8cb1d8 160000
--- a/MOM6
+++ b/MOM6
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ad7cf38e6eb3613d9303a2aa53e20f07bddc00f2
+Subproject commit a8cb1d8c9ffe76b67e995fdc680d742e5a84c825
diff --git a/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml b/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml
index f83a64c..b1339be 100644
--- a/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml
+++ b/param_templates/MOM_input.yaml
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ Global:
         datatype: logical
         units: Boolean
         value:
-             $OCN_GRID == "tx2_3v2": False
+             $OCN_GRID == "tx2_3v2": True
     INIT_LAYERS_FROM_Z_FILE:
         description: |
             "[Boolean] default = False
diff --git a/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json b/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json
index ea5463d..8c6d0e4 100644
--- a/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json
+++ b/param_templates/json/MOM_input.json
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
          "datatype": "logical",
          "units": "Boolean",
          "value": {
-            "$OCN_GRID == \"tx2_3v2\"": false
+            "$OCN_GRID == \"tx2_3v2\"": true
          }
       },
       "INIT_LAYERS_FROM_Z_FILE": {