diff --git a/src/SAS/sbcssm.F90 b/src/SAS/sbcssm.F90
index 23cdd66e67136615ad70bd63c4d1ccded4b6e3d9..bd72a97a2fce97df86563d71cf83918224b12e7f 100644
--- a/src/SAS/sbcssm.F90
+++ b/src/SAS/sbcssm.F90
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ CONTAINS
          ssu_m(:,:) = 0._wp
          ssv_m(:,:) = 0._wp
          ssh_m(:,:) = 0._wp
-         IF( .NOT. ln_linssh ) e3t_m(:,:) = e3t_0(:,:,1) !clem: necessary at least for sas2D
+         e3t_m(:,:) = e3t_0(:,:,1)                       !clem: necessary at least for sas2D
          frq_m(:,:) = 1._wp                              !              - -
-         ssh  (:,:,Kmm) = 0._wp                              !              - -
+         ssh  (:,:,Kmm) = 0._wp                          !              - -
       ENDIF
 
       IF ( nn_ice == 1 ) THEN
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ CONTAINS
          CALL iom_put( 'sst_m', sst_m )
          CALL iom_put( 'sss_m', sss_m )
          CALL iom_put( 'ssh_m', ssh_m )
-         IF( .NOT.ln_linssh )   CALL iom_put( 'e3t_m', e3t_m )
+         CALL iom_put( 'e3t_m', e3t_m )
          IF( ln_read_frq    )   CALL iom_put( 'frq_m', frq_m )
       ENDIF
       !
diff --git a/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/1_namelist_cfg b/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/1_namelist_cfg
index d1028790e36deb9e89b4a3d8779b815cfddbe823..e7a02052b0adb4cb296ff8e63b8fb649a91f6772 100644
--- a/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/1_namelist_cfg
+++ b/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/1_namelist_cfg
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 &namagrif      !  AGRIF zoom                                            ("key_agrif")
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   ln_init_chfrpar = .true.  !  initialize child grids from parent
+   ln_chk_bathy    = .false.  !  =T  check the parent bathymetry
 /
 !!======================================================================
 !!                ***  Top/Bottom boundary condition  ***             !!
diff --git a/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/namelist_cfg b/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/namelist_cfg
index 4c24668745bbd9ae0d486d8c664885155bb573c9..33b2ce8544be5316446550bc47dbb68f3cdbbb68 100644
--- a/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/namelist_cfg
+++ b/tests/ICE_AGRIF/EXPREF/namelist_cfg
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 &namagrif      !  AGRIF zoom                                            ("key_agrif")
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   ln_chk_bathy    = .false.  !  =T  check the parent bathymetry
 /
 !!======================================================================
 !!                ***  Top/Bottom boundary condition  ***             !!