diff --git a/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_MEKE.F90 b/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_MEKE.F90
index a009aea1f6..c03764395a 100644
--- a/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_MEKE.F90
+++ b/src/parameterizations/lateral/MOM_MEKE.F90
@@ -1197,10 +1197,10 @@ logical function MEKE_init(Time, G, US, param_file, diag, CS, MEKE, restart_CS)
                  units="nondim", default=0.0)
 
   ! Nonlocal module parameters
-  call get_param(param_file, mdl, "CDRAG", CS%cdrag, &
+  call get_param(param_file, mdl, "CDRAG_MEKE", CS%cdrag, &
                  "CDRAG is the drag coefficient relating the magnitude of "//&
                  "the velocity field to the bottom stress.", units="nondim", &
-                 default=0.003)
+                 default=0.001)
   call get_param(param_file, mdl, "LAPLACIAN", laplacian, default=.false., do_not_log=.true.)
   call get_param(param_file, mdl, "BIHARMONIC", biharmonic, default=.false., do_not_log=.true.)