diff --git a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.cray.sh b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.cray.sh
index 53e45ed2b..6d7a8975c 100755
--- a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.cray.sh
+++ b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.cray.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export gtype=uniform       # 'uniform', 'stretch', 'nest'
 
 if [ $gtype = uniform ]; then
   export res=96
-  export add_lake=true    # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
+  export add_lake=false   # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
                           # Uniform grids only.
   export lake_cutoff=0.20 # lake frac less than lake_cutoff is ignored
 elif [ $gtype = stretch ]; then
diff --git a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.dell.sh b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.dell.sh
index 50075a779..c6da158fc 100755
--- a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.dell.sh
+++ b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.dell.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export gtype=uniform  # 'uniform', 'stretch', 'nest',
 
 if [ $gtype = uniform ]; then
   export res=96
-  export add_lake=true    # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
+  export add_lake=false   # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
                           # Uniform grids only.
   export lake_cutoff=0.20 # lake frac less than lake_cutoff is ignored
 elif [ $gtype = stretch ]; then
diff --git a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.hera.sh b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.hera.sh
index 3f87cedb8..75c986aba 100755
--- a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.hera.sh
+++ b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.hera.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export gtype=uniform       # 'uniform', 'stretch', 'nest'
 
 if [ $gtype = uniform ]; then
   export res=96
-  export add_lake=true    # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
+  export add_lake=false   # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
                           # Uniform grids only.
   export lake_cutoff=0.20 # lake frac less than lake_cutoff is ignored
 elif [ $gtype = stretch ]; then
diff --git a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.jet.sh b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.jet.sh
index 09d818e39..650b39820 100755
--- a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.jet.sh
+++ b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.jet.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export gtype=uniform       # 'uniform', 'stretch', 'nest'
 
 if [ $gtype = uniform ]; then
   export res=96
-  export add_lake=true    # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
+  export add_lake=false   # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
                           # Uniform grids only.
   export lake_cutoff=0.20 # lake frac less than lake_cutoff is ignored
 elif [ $gtype = stretch ]; then
diff --git a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.orion.sh b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.orion.sh
index 28ad04a13..208596da3 100755
--- a/driver_scripts/driver_grid.orion.sh
+++ b/driver_scripts/driver_grid.orion.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export gtype=uniform   # 'uniform', 'stretch', 'nest',
 
 if [ $gtype = uniform ]; then
   export res=96
-  export add_lake=true    # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
+  export add_lake=false   # Add lake frac and depth to orography data.
                           # Uniform grids only.
   export lake_cutoff=0.20 # lake frac less than lake_cutoff is ignored
 elif [ $gtype = stretch ]; then