diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index fd7e92ef51..cc8dfa699d 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ steps:
         agents:
           slurm_gpus: 1
           slurm_mem: 20G
+        soft_fail: true
 
   - group: "GPU Performance"
     steps:
diff --git a/config/gpu_configs/gpu_prognostic_edmfx_aquaplanet.yml b/config/gpu_configs/gpu_prognostic_edmfx_aquaplanet.yml
index 53ed848b1a..09eba9ba38 100644
--- a/config/gpu_configs/gpu_prognostic_edmfx_aquaplanet.yml
+++ b/config/gpu_configs/gpu_prognostic_edmfx_aquaplanet.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ surface_setup: DefaultMoninObukhov
 rad: clearsky
 turbconv: prognostic_edmfx 
 prognostic_tke: true
+implicit_diffusion: true
+implicit_sgs_advection: true
+approximate_linear_solve_iters: 2
+max_newton_iters_ode: 3
 edmfx_upwinding: first_order 
 edmfx_entr_model: "Generalized" 
 edmfx_detr_model: "Generalized"