diff --git a/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/shell_commands b/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/shell_commands
index 2ebe1b4f86..f82278e4b5 100644
--- a/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/shell_commands
+++ b/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/shell_commands
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 ./xmlchange CLM_NML_USE_CASE=1850-2100_SSP3-7.0_transient
 ./xmlchange CCSM_CO2_PPMV=408.83
 ./xmlchange DATM_PRESAERO=SSP3-7.0
-./xmlchange DATM_YR_ALIGN=2018,DATM_YR_END=2019,DATM_YR_START=2018
+./xmlchange DATM_YR_ALIGN=2018,DATM_YR_END=2020,DATM_YR_START=2018
diff --git a/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/user_nl_clm b/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/user_nl_clm
index 818b013b9c..0f84a9cb79 100644
--- a/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/user_nl_clm
+++ b/cime_config/usermods_dirs/NEON/defaults/user_nl_clm
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ flanduse_timeseries = ' '   ! This isn't needed for a non transient case, but wi
 fsurdat = "$DIN_LOC_ROOT/lnd/clm2/surfdata_map/NEON/surfdata_hist_78pfts_CMIP6_simyr2000_${NEONSITE}_c210831.nc"
 model_year_align_urbantv = 2018
 stream_year_first_urbantv = 2018
-stream_year_last_urbantv = 2019
+stream_year_last_urbantv = 2020
 stream_year_first_ndep = 2018
 model_year_align_ndep = 2018
-stream_year_last_ndep = 2019
+stream_year_last_ndep = 2020
 model_year_align_popdens = 2018
 stream_year_first_popdens = 2018
-stream_year_last_popdens = 2019
+stream_year_last_popdens = 2020
 stream_fldfilename_lightng = '$DIN_LOC_ROOT/atm/datm7/NASA_LIS/clmforc.Li_2016_climo1995-2013.360x720.lnfm_Total_NEONarea_c210625.nc'
 stream_fldfilename_ndep = '$DIN_LOC_ROOT/lnd/clm2/ndepdata/fndep_clm_f09_g17.CMIP6-SSP3-7.0-WACCM_2018-2030_monthly_c210826.nc'
 ! h1 output stream