diff --git a/cime_config/tests.py b/cime_config/tests.py
index d578409eaae6..7cc643e91bb5 100644
--- a/cime_config/tests.py
+++ b/cime_config/tests.py
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
             "ERP_Ld3.ne4pg2_ne4pg2.FIDEAL.allactive-pioroot1",
             "ERS_Ld5.ne4pg2_oQU480.F2010.eam-sathist_F2010",
             "ERS_Ld5.ne4pg2_oQU480.F2010xx-ZM",
+            "ERS_Ld5.ne4pg2_oQU480.F2010xx-ZM.eamxx-zm_debug",
             )
         },
 
diff --git a/components/eamxx/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eamxx/zm_debug/shell_commands b/components/eamxx/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eamxx/zm_debug/shell_commands
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0604308d27a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/eamxx/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eamxx/zm_debug/shell_commands
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$CIMEROOT/../components/eamxx/scripts/atmchange ANY::internal_diagnostics_level=2 eamxx::internal_diagnostics_level=0 -b