diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 1bd8645aa6..884f5deb31 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = True
 
 [GSI-EnKF]
-hash = 8735959
+hash = accb07e
 local_path = sorc/gsi_enkf.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GSI.git
 protocol = git
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
index 3e931d39ff..1f11026ac4 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ use_gfs_nemsio=".false."
 paranc=${paranc:-".true."}
 WRITE_INCR_ZERO="incvars_to_zero= $INCREMENTS_TO_ZERO,"
 if [ $DO_CALC_INCREMENT = "YES" ]; then
-   write_fv3_incr=".false." 
+   write_fv3_incr=".false."
 else
    write_fv3_incr=".true."
 fi
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ cat > enkf.nml << EOFnml
 &nam_enkf
    datestring="${PDY}${cyc}",datapath="$DATA/",
    analpertwtnh=${analpertwt},analpertwtsh=${analpertwt},analpertwttr=${analpertwt},
-   covinflatemax=1.e2,covinflatemin=1,pseudo_rh=.true.,iassim_order=0,
+   covinflatemax=1.e2,covinflatemin=1,pseudo_rh=.false.,iassim_order=0,
    corrlengthnh=${corrlength},corrlengthsh=${corrlength},corrlengthtr=${corrlength},
    lnsigcutoffnh=${lnsigcutoff},lnsigcutoffsh=${lnsigcutoff},lnsigcutofftr=${lnsigcutoff},
    lnsigcutoffpsnh=${lnsigcutoff},lnsigcutoffpssh=${lnsigcutoff},lnsigcutoffpstr=${lnsigcutoff},
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ cat > enkf.nml << EOFnml
    use_gfs_nemsio=${use_gfs_nemsio},use_gfs_ncio=${use_gfs_ncio},imp_physics=$imp_physics,lupp=$lupp,
    univaroz=.false.,adp_anglebc=.true.,angord=4,use_edges=.false.,emiss_bc=.true.,
    letkf_flag=${letkf_flag},nobsl_max=${nobsl_max},denkf=${denkf},getkf=${getkf}.,
-   nhr_anal=${IAUFHRS_ENKF},nhr_state=${IAUFHRS_ENKF},use_qsatensmean=.true.,
+   nhr_anal=${IAUFHRS_ENKF},nhr_state=${IAUFHRS_ENKF},
    lobsdiag_forenkf=$lobsdiag_forenkf,
    write_spread_diag=$write_spread_diag,
    modelspace_vloc=$modelspace_vloc,
diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index da53ea9ff0..76966387c5 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ checkout "ufs_model.fd"    "https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model"
 checkout "verif-global.fd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git"   "c267780"                    ; errs=$((errs + $?))
 
 if [[ ${checkout_gsi} == "YES" ]]; then
-  checkout "gsi_enkf.fd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GSI.git" "8735959" "NO"; errs=$((errs + $?))
+  checkout "gsi_enkf.fd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GSI.git" "accb07e" "NO"; errs=$((errs + $?))
 fi
 
 if [[ ${checkout_gdas} == "YES" ]]; then