diff --git a/src/shared_utilities/drivers.jl b/src/shared_utilities/drivers.jl
index 6ce71264e9..2f090b85b9 100644
--- a/src/shared_utilities/drivers.jl
+++ b/src/shared_utilities/drivers.jl
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ function turbulent_fluxes_at_a_point(
         SVector{2, FT}(u, 0),
         ts_in,
     )
+    q_in::FT = Thermodynamics.total_specific_humidity(thermo_params, ts_in);
 
     # State containers
     sc = SurfaceFluxes.ValuesOnly(
@@ -366,6 +367,9 @@ function turbulent_fluxes_at_a_point(
 
     E0::FT = SurfaceFluxes.evaporation(surface_flux_params, sc, conditions.Ch)
     E = E0 * r_ae / (r_sfc + r_ae)
+    if q_sfc < q_in # condensation breaks things
+        E *= 0
+    end
     Ẽ = E / _ρ_liq
     H = -ρ_air * cp_m * ΔT / r_ae
     LH = _LH_v0 * E
diff --git a/src/standalone/Soil/energy_hydrology.jl b/src/standalone/Soil/energy_hydrology.jl
index 92de094011..69e9980846 100644
--- a/src/standalone/Soil/energy_hydrology.jl
+++ b/src/standalone/Soil/energy_hydrology.jl
@@ -715,14 +715,13 @@ end
 """
 function ClimaLand.surface_evaporative_scaling(model::EnergyHydrology{FT}, Y, p) where {FT}
     (; ν, θ_r, d_ds, earth_param_set, hydrology_cm) = model.parameters
-    θ_l_sfc = ClimaLand.top_center_to_surface(p.soil.θ_l)#p.soil.sfc_scratch
-   # ClimaLand.Domains.linear_interpolation_to_surface!(
-   #     θ_l_sfc,
-  #      p.soil.θ_l,
-   #     model.domain.fields.z,
-  #     model.domain.fields.Δz_top,
-   # )
-    # These are non-allocating
+    θ_l_sfc = p.soil.sfc_scratch
+    ClimaLand.Domains.linear_interpolation_to_surface!(
+        θ_l_sfc,
+        p.soil.θ_l,
+        model.domain.fields.z,
+        model.domain.fields.Δz_top,
+    )
     θ_i_sfc = ClimaLand.Domains.top_center_to_surface(Y.soil.θ_i)
     hydrology_cm_sfc = ClimaLand.Domains.top_center_to_surface(hydrology_cm)
     ν_sfc = ClimaLand.Domains.top_center_to_surface(ν)
@@ -747,13 +746,13 @@ function ClimaLand.surface_resistance(
     t,
 ) where {FT}
     (; ν, θ_r, d_ds, earth_param_set, hydrology_cm) = model.parameters
-    θ_l_sfc = ClimaLand.Domains.top_center_to_surface(p.soil.θ_l)#p.soil.sfc_scratch
-   # ClimaLand.Domains.linear_interpolation_to_surface!(
-   #     θ_l_sfc,
-   #     p.soil.θ_l,
-    #    model.domain.fields.z,
-   #     model.domain.fields.Δz_top,
-   # )
+    θ_l_sfc = p.soil.sfc_scratch
+    ClimaLand.Domains.linear_interpolation_to_surface!(
+        θ_l_sfc,
+        p.soil.θ_l,
+        model.domain.fields.z,
+        model.domain.fields.Δz_top,
+    )
     # These are non-allocating
     θ_i_sfc = ClimaLand.Domains.top_center_to_surface(Y.soil.θ_i)
     hydrology_cm_sfc = ClimaLand.Domains.top_center_to_surface(hydrology_cm)