diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_pop.xml b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_pop.xml
index 2693a6e1..d2a8c362 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_pop.xml
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_pop.xml
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@
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diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/pop/ecosys_add_cocco/shell_commands b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/pop/ecosys_add_cocco/shell_commands
index 18dfce69..b2861a6c 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/pop/ecosys_add_cocco/shell_commands
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/pop/ecosys_add_cocco/shell_commands
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-./xmlchange OCN_BGC_CONFIG=cesm2.1+cocco
+# Check current value of OCN_BGC_CONFIG
+ocn_bgc_config=(`./xmlquery OCN_BGC_CONFIG --value`)
+
+if [[ "${ocn_bgc_config}" == "latest" ]]; then
+ ./xmlchange OCN_BGC_CONFIG=with_cocco
+elif [[ "${ocn_bgc_config}" == "cesm2.1" ]]; then
+ ./xmlchange OCN_BGC_CONFIG=cesm2.1+cocco
+fi