diff --git a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_bomex_box.yml b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_bomex_box.yml
index 3d4a9dab018..bba7d2d108a 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_bomex_box.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_bomex_box.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ y_elem: 2
 z_elem: 60 
 z_max: 3e3 
 z_stretch: false
-dt: "200secs" 
+dt: "100secs" 
 t_end: "6hours" 
 dt_save_to_disk: "10mins"
 toml: [toml/diagnostic_edmfx_box.toml]
diff --git a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_dycoms_rf01_box.yml b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_dycoms_rf01_box.yml
index 30385a58af2..fcf0b810bbf 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_dycoms_rf01_box.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_dycoms_rf01_box.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ y_elem: 2
 z_elem: 30 
 z_max: 1500 
 z_stretch: false
-dt: 200secs
+dt: 100secs
 t_end: 4hours 
 dt_save_to_disk: 10mins
 toml: [toml/diagnostic_edmfx_box.toml]
diff --git a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_rico_box.yml b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_rico_box.yml
index dfa7ef529e4..b2ef54f68d3 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_rico_box.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_rico_box.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ y_elem: 2
 z_elem: 100
 z_max: 4e3
 z_stretch: false
-dt: 200secs
+dt: 100secs
 t_end: 8hours
 dt_save_to_disk: 10mins
 toml: [toml/diagnostic_edmfx_trmm_box.toml]
diff --git a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_trmm_box.yml b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_trmm_box.yml
index b47e8b28640..403f1b90fe5 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_trmm_box.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/diagnostic_edmfx_trmm_box.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ y_elem: 2
 z_elem: 82
 z_max: 16400
 z_stretch: false
-dt: 300secs
+dt: 200secs
 t_end: 6hours
 dt_save_to_disk: 10mins
 FLOAT_TYPE: "Float64"
diff --git a/src/cache/diagnostic_edmf_precomputed_quantities.jl b/src/cache/diagnostic_edmf_precomputed_quantities.jl
index 664909f0682..11c7e422098 100644
--- a/src/cache/diagnostic_edmf_precomputed_quantities.jl
+++ b/src/cache/diagnostic_edmf_precomputed_quantities.jl
@@ -513,17 +513,16 @@ function set_diagnostic_edmf_precomputed_quantities_do_integral!(Y, p, t)
                 p.atmos.edmfx_detr_model,
             )
 
-            if i > 1
-                @. detrʲ_prev_level = limit_entrainment(
-                    detrʲ_prev_level,
-                    draft_area(ρaʲ_prev_level, ρʲ_prev_level),
-                    get_physical_w(
-                        u³ʲ_prev_halflevel,
-                        local_geometry_prev_halflevel,
-                    ),
-                    dz_prev_level,
-                )
-            end
+            @. detrʲ_prev_level = max(detrʲ_prev_level, 0)
+            @. detrʲ_prev_level = limit_detrainment(
+                detrʲ_prev_level,
+                draft_area(ρaʲ_prev_level, ρʲ_prev_level),
+                get_physical_w(
+                    u³ʲ_prev_halflevel,
+                    local_geometry_prev_halflevel,
+                ),
+                dz_prev_level,
+            )
 
             ρaʲu³ʲ_data = p.scratch.temp_data_level_2
             ρaʲu³ʲ_datah_tot = ρaʲu³ʲ_dataq_tot = p.scratch.temp_data_level_3