diff --git a/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml b/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml
index b287d7747..5b8df6582 100644
--- a/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ requirements:
     - cdms2 >=2.10
     - genutil >=2.10
     - cdutil >=2.10
-    - cdp
+    - cdp >=1.3.2
     - matplotlib
     - numpy
     - cia
diff --git a/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml.in b/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml.in
index e47f6f797..776c750ad 100644
--- a/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml.in
+++ b/recipes/pcmdi_metrics/meta.yaml.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ requirements:
     - cdms2 >=2.10
     - genutil >=2.10
     - cdutil >=2.10
-    - cdp
+    - cdp >=1.3.2
     - matplotlib
     - numpy
     - cia
diff --git a/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/driver/pmp_parameter.py b/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/driver/pmp_parameter.py
index 25409619f..e04217f16 100755
--- a/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/driver/pmp_parameter.py
+++ b/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/driver/pmp_parameter.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.custom_keys = {}
 
         self.filename_template = ''
+        self.sftlf_filename_template = ''
         self.surface_type_land_fraction_filename_template = ''
         self.generate_surface_type_land_fraction = None
 
diff --git a/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/pcmdi_metrics_driver.py b/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/pcmdi_metrics_driver.py
index 810748711..e288b014c 100644
--- a/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/pcmdi_metrics_driver.py
+++ b/src/python/pcmdi/scripts/pcmdi_metrics_driver.py
@@ -380,6 +380,6 @@ def determine_obs_or_model(self, is_obs, ref_or_test, data_path):
     required=False)
 
 
-parameter = parser.get_parameter()
+parameter = parser.get_parameter(cmd_default_vars=False)
 driver = PMPDriver(parameter)
 driver.run_diags()