diff --git a/parm/soca/varchange/soca_2cice_arctic.yaml b/parm/soca/varchange/soca_2cice_arctic.yaml
index fa3b86439..075ee018c 100644
--- a/parm/soca/varchange/soca_2cice_arctic.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/varchange/soca_2cice_arctic.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ variable change:
   variable change name: Soca2Cice
   do inverse: false
   seaice edge: 0.8
-  shuffle: true
+  shuffle: false
   rescale prior:
     min hice: 0.5
     min hsno: 0.1