diff --git a/datm/cime_config/buildnml b/datm/cime_config/buildnml
index 14dc18e38..e81cdb55e 100755
--- a/datm/cime_config/buildnml
+++ b/datm/cime_config/buildnml
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ def _create_namelists(case, confdir, inst_string, infile, nmlgen, data_list_path
         scol_lat = float(case.get_value('PTS_LAT'))
     else:
         scol_lat = -999.
-    if case.get_value('ATM_DOMAIN_FILE'):
-        if scol_lon > -999. and scol_lat > -999. and case.get_value("ATM_DOMAIN_FILE") != "UNSET":
+    if case.get_value('PTS_DOMAINFILE'):
+        if scol_lon > -999. and scol_lat > -999. and case.get_value("PTS_DOMAINFILE") != "UNSET":
             config['single_column'] = 'true'
         else:
             config['single_column'] = 'false'
diff --git a/dice/cime_config/buildnml b/dice/cime_config/buildnml
index c59539b56..543b61960 100755
--- a/dice/cime_config/buildnml
+++ b/dice/cime_config/buildnml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def _create_namelists(case, confdir, inst_string, infile, nmlgen, data_list_path
         scol_lat = float(case.get_value('PTS_LAT'))
     else:
         scol_lat = -999.
-    if case.get_value('ATM_DOMAIN_FILE'):
-        if scol_lon > -999. and scol_lat >= -999. and case.get_value("ATM_DOMAIN_FILE") != "UNSET":
+    if case.get_value('PTS_DOMAINFILE'):
+        if scol_lon > -999. and scol_lat >= -999. and case.get_value("PTS_DOMAINFILE") != "UNSET":
             config['single_column'] = 'true'
         else:
             config['single_column'] = 'false'
diff --git a/docn/cime_config/buildnml b/docn/cime_config/buildnml
index 43d221223..2bda5d395 100755
--- a/docn/cime_config/buildnml
+++ b/docn/cime_config/buildnml
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def _create_namelists(case, confdir, inst_string, infile, nmlgen, data_list_path
         scol_lat = float(case.get_value('PTS_LAT'))
     else:
         scol_lat = -999.
-    if case.get_value('ATM_DOMAIN_FILE'):
-        if scol_lon > -999. and scol_lat > -999. and case.get_value("ATM_DOMAIN_FILE") != "UNSET":
+    if case.get_value('PTS_DOMAINFILE'):
+        if scol_lon > -999. and scol_lat > -999. and case.get_value("PTS_DOMAINFILE") != "UNSET":
             config['single_column'] = 'true'
         else:
             config['single_column'] = 'false'