diff --git a/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_AA_INTEL_OMPI b/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_AA_INTEL_OMPI
index 3a2e37f41fbb523f8b10572894633279370a4b9b..4d6933b8e5534fd91c4415cdd1fc916fcfe4e651 100644
--- a/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_AA_INTEL_OMPI
+++ b/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_AA_INTEL_OMPI
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ module list
 # change to the working directory 
 #
   cd ${EXE_DIR}
+  if [[ ${NEW_CONF} =~ "ICE_AGRIF" ]]; then
+    sed -i'' -e 's/detect_missing_value="true"/detect_missing_value="false"/' field_def_nemo-ice.xml
+  fi
   echo Running on host `hostname`
   echo Time is `date`
   echo Directory is `pwd`
diff --git a/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_IMPI b/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_IMPI
index d8239fe036452cf3fdabd5e4741b7d1bc25a750b..8dc05d97300e46572454f56bf1f2fe47e826fe9a 100644
--- a/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_IMPI
+++ b/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_IMPI
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 # Test specific settings. Do not hand edit these lines; the fcm_job.sh script will set these
 # (via sed operating on this template job file). 
 #
+set -x
+
   echo " ";
   OCORES=NPROCS
   XCORES=NXIOPROCS
@@ -71,7 +73,9 @@ export XIO_HOME=${XIOS_DIR}
 # change to the working directory 
 #
   cd $EXE_DIR
-
+  if [[ ${NEW_CONF} =~ "ICE_AGRIF" ]]; then
+    sed -i'' -e 's/detect_missing_value="true"/detect_missing_value="false"/' field_def_nemo-ice.xml
+  fi
   echo Running on host `hostname`
   echo Time is `date`
   echo Directory is `pwd`
diff --git a/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_OMPI b/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_OMPI
index cf73cb0c47b40cfbfcae4673e0f2ef9966295df7..a5c367bc05d3f5da67670efddd3d25aff72b89a0 100644
--- a/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_OMPI
+++ b/sette/BATCH_TEMPLATE/batch-X64_BELENOS_INTEL_OMPI
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 ##SBATCH --qos=normal
 #SBATCH --qos=coper
 
-set -x
 
 # Test specific settings. Do not hand edit these lines; the fcm_job.sh script will set these
 # (via sed operating on this template job file). 
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ export OMPI_F90=ifort
 # change to the working directory 
 #
   cd ${EXE_DIR}
+  if [[ ${NEW_CONF} =~ "ICE_AGRIF" ]]; then
+    sed -i'' -e 's/detect_missing_value="true"/detect_missing_value="false"/' field_def_nemo-ice.xml
+  fi
   echo Running on host `hostname`
   echo Time is `date`
   echo Directory is `pwd`