diff --git a/parm/soca/marine-jcb-base.yaml b/parm/soca/marine-jcb-base.yaml
index b7cec2422..fd14f0dbb 100644
--- a/parm/soca/marine-jcb-base.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/marine-jcb-base.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ window_length: '{{ATM_WINDOW_LENGTH}}'
 bound_to_include: begin
 minimizer: RPCG
 final_diagnostics_departures: oman
+final_prints_frequency: PT3H
 number_of_outer_loops: 1
 analysis_variables: [cicen, hicen, hsnon, socn, tocn, uocn, vocn, ssh]
 
diff --git a/parm/soca/variational/3dvarfgat.yaml b/parm/soca/variational/3dvarfgat.yaml
index 344962f21..75af98617 100644
--- a/parm/soca/variational/3dvarfgat.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/variational/3dvarfgat.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ output:
 final:
   diagnostics:
     departures: oman
+  prints:
+    frequency: PT3H
   increment:
     output:
       state component: