diff --git a/src/ShockCloud/cloud.cpp b/src/ShockCloud/cloud.cpp
index 837eb7929..37273b1e8 100644
--- a/src/ShockCloud/cloud.cpp
+++ b/src/ShockCloud/cloud.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ AMREX_GPU_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE void AMRSimulation<ShockCloud>::setCustomBou
 
 	} else if (i > ihi) {
 		// x1 upper boundary -- NSCBC outflow
+		// TODO(bwibking): should we specify the normal velocity at the boundary instead of the pressure??
 		if (time < ::shock_crossing_time) {
 			NSCBC::setOutflowBoundary<ShockCloud, FluxDir::X1, NSCBC::BoundarySide::Upper>(iv, consVar, geom, ::P0);
 		} else { // shock has passed, so we use P_wind
@@ -789,6 +790,7 @@ auto problem_main() -> int
 	::rho_wind = rho_post;
 	::P_wind = P_post;
 	amrex::Print() << fmt::format("v_wind = {} km/s (v_pre = {}, v_post = {})\n", v_wind / 1.0e5, v_pre / 1.0e5, v_post / 1.0e5);
+	amrex::Print() << fmt::format("P_wind = {} K cm^-3\n", P_post / C::k_B);
 
 	// compute shock-crossing time
 	::shock_crossing_time = sim.geom[0].ProbLength(0) / v_wind;
diff --git a/tests/ShockCloud_32.in b/tests/ShockCloud_32.in
index b4e5df801..5dea20e39 100644
--- a/tests/ShockCloud_32.in
+++ b/tests/ShockCloud_32.in
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ do_subcycle = 1
 max_walltime = 6:00:00
 max_timesteps = 5000
 checkpoint_interval = 5000
-plotfile_interval = 10
-ascent_interval = -1
+plotfile_interval = -1
+ascent_interval = 10
 derived_vars = pressure entropy nH temperature cooling_length \
 	       cloud_fraction lab_velocity_x mass velocity_mag c_s
 
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ nH_bg    = 0.003356403333 # cm^-3
 nH_cloud = 0.003356403333 # cm^-3
 P_over_k = 1.304005e+04   # K cm^-3
 R_cloud_pc = 16.09084149928867 # pc
-Mach_shock = 1.2
+Mach_shock = 1.8
 max_t_cc = 200.
diff --git a/tests/ascent_actions.yaml b/tests/ascent_actions.yaml
index 95f667cd5..e5b430907 100644
--- a/tests/ascent_actions.yaml
+++ b/tests/ascent_actions.yaml
@@ -1,30 +1,53 @@
 - 
   action: "add_pipelines"
-  pipelines: 
-    pl1:
-      f2:
+  pipelines:
+    z_slice_pl:
+      f1:
         type: "slice"
         params: 
           point: 
             x: 0.5
-            y: 0.5
-            z: 0.5
+            y: 0.125
+            z: 0.125
           normal: 
             x: 0.0
             y: 0.0
             z: 1.0
+-
+  action: "add_extracts"
+  extracts:
+    zslice_extract:
+      type: "relay"
+      pipeline: "z_slice_pl"
+      params:
+        path: "slices/zslice"
+        protocol: "blueprint/mesh/hdf5"
 - 
-  action: "add_scenes"
-  scenes: 
-    s1: 
-      plots: 
-        p1: 
-          type: "pseudocolor"
-          field: "gasDensity"
-          pipeline: "pl1"
-      renders:
-        r1:
-          image_prefix: "dens%05d"
-          annotations: "true"
-          camera:
-            zoom: 1.5
+  action: "add_queries"
+  queries: 
+    q1: 
+      params: 
+        expression: "max(field('temperature'))"
+        name: "max_temperature"
+    q2:
+      params: 
+        expression: "max(field('nH'))"
+        name: "max_nH"
+    q3:
+      params: 
+        expression: "max(field('cooling_length'))"
+        name: "max_cooling_length"
+    q4:
+      params: 
+        expression: "min(field('temperature'))"
+        name: "min_temperature"
+    q5:
+      params: 
+        expression: "min(field('nH'))"
+        name: "min_nH"
+    q6:
+      params: 
+        expression: "min(field('cooling_length'))"
+        name: "min_cooling_length"
+- 
+  action: "save_session"