diff --git a/cime_config/tests.py b/cime_config/tests.py
index 1cbf28b83974..d967ce311ef3 100644
--- a/cime_config/tests.py
+++ b/cime_config/tests.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
             "REP_Ln5.ne4pg2_oQU480.F2010",
             "SMS_Ld3.ne4pg2_oQU480.F2010.eam-thetahy_sl_pg2_mass",
             "ERP_Ld3.ne4pg2_ne4pg2.FIDEAL.allactive-pioroot1",
+            "ERS_Ld5.ne4pg2_oQU480.F2010.eam-sathist_F2010",
             )
         },
 
diff --git a/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/shell_commands b/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/shell_commands
index 0dc0f9cc72c6..92cb057059a4 100644
--- a/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/shell_commands
+++ b/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/shell_commands
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-./xmlchange RUN_STARTDATE=2015-01-01
+./xmlchange RUN_STARTDATE=2018-01-01
diff --git a/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/user_nl_eam b/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/user_nl_eam
index bab3fc6f6192..e9b723f13b88 100644
--- a/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/user_nl_eam
+++ b/components/eam/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/eam/sathist_F2010/user_nl_eam
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 &satellite_options_nl
  sathist_mfilt          = 10000,
- sathist_track_infile   = '$DIN_LOC_ROOT/atm/waccm/sat/sathist_master_19700410-20150419_c20150616.nc'
+ sathist_track_infile   = '$DIN_LOC_ROOT/atm/waccm/sat/satellite_profilelist_orcas_to_socrates_c190208.nc'
  sathist_hfilename_spec = '%c.eam.h9.sathist.%y-%m-%d-%s.nc'
  sathist_nclosest       = 1
  sathist_ntimestep      = 1
diff --git a/components/eam/src/control/sat_hist.F90 b/components/eam/src/control/sat_hist.F90
index 77b902babdfb..17d2a92bc7bd 100644
--- a/components/eam/src/control/sat_hist.F90
+++ b/components/eam/src/control/sat_hist.F90
@@ -722,8 +722,14 @@ subroutine read_next_position( ncols )
 
        call read_buffered_datetime( datetime, i )
 
-       if ( datetime>begdatetime .and. beg_ndx<0 ) beg_ndx = i
-       if ( datetime>enddatetime ) exit bnds_loop
+       if (datetime > begdatetime .and. beg_ndx < 0) then
+          beg_ndx = i
+       end if
+
+       if (datetime > enddatetime) then
+          exit bnds_loop
+       end if
+
        end_ndx = i
 
     enddo bnds_loop