diff --git a/ci/cases/yamls/sfs_defaults.yaml b/ci/cases/yamls/sfs_defaults.yaml
index db7a08493e..43f27d9239 100644
--- a/ci/cases/yamls/sfs_defaults.yaml
+++ b/ci/cases/yamls/sfs_defaults.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ base:
   DO_BUFRSND: "NO"
   DO_GEMPAK: "NO"
   DO_AWIPS: "NO"
-  KEEPDATA: "YES"
+  KEEPDATA: "NO"
   DO_EXTRACTVARS: "NO"
   FHMAX_GFS: 2976
   FHMAX_HF_GFS: 0