diff --git a/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet.jl b/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet.jl
index 49d363d49..f7d59f719 100644
--- a/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet.jl
+++ b/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet.jl
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ config_dict = Dict(
     "edmfx_nh_pressure" => true,
     "edmfx_sgs_mass_flux" => true,
     "edmfx_sgs_diffusive_flux" => true,
-    "override_τ_precip" => false,
+    "override_precip_timescale" => false,
     "albedo_model" => "CouplerAlbedo",
 )
 
diff --git a/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet.jl b/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet.jl
index 1128407b3..766f6a735 100644
--- a/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet.jl
+++ b/experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet.jl
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ config_dict = Dict(
     "edmfx_nh_pressure" => true,
     "edmfx_sgs_mass_flux" => true,
     "edmfx_sgs_diffusive_flux" => true,
-    "override_τ_precip" => false,
+    "override_precip_timescale" => false,
 )
 
 ## merge dictionaries of command line arguments, coupler dictionary and component model dictionaries