diff --git a/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml
index 4214643..37b0921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ngen_integration.yaml
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ${{runner.temp}}/smp
           mv ./* ${{runner.temp}}/smp
 
-      - name: Build CFE
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: noaa-owp/cfe
-
       # Checkout and build CFE
       - name: Checkout the commit
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -116,6 +111,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rm -rf extern/cfe/cfe/*
           mv ${{runner.temp}}/cfe/* extern/cfe/cfe
+     
+      #jlg: this is needed to atm to pull in updated configs
+      - name: PET (checkout master -- remove later)
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --remote extern/evapotranspiration/evapotranspiration
 
       - name: Run Ngen Test for SMP
         run: |
diff --git a/realizations/realization_config_smp_cfe.json b/realizations/realization_config_smp_cfe.json
index ef57238..cd72dd4 100644
--- a/realizations/realization_config_smp_cfe.json
+++ b/realizations/realization_config_smp_cfe.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				    "model_type_name": "bmi_c_pet",
 				    "library_file": "./extern/evapotranspiration/evapotranspiration/cmake_build/libpetbmi",
 				    "forcing_file": "",
-				    "init_config": "./extern/cfe/cfe/configs/cat_87_bmi_config_pet_pass.txt",
+				    "init_config": "./extern/evapotranspiration/evapotranspiration/configs/pet_config_cat_87_pass.txt",
 				    "allow_exceed_end_time": true,
 				    "main_output_variable": "water_potential_evaporation_flux",
 				    "registration_function":"register_bmi_pet",
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                                     "model_type_name": "bmi_c_cfe",
                                     "library_file": "./extern/cfe/cfe/cmake_build/libcfebmi",
                                     "forcing_file": "",
-                                    "init_config": "./extern/cfe/cfe/configs/cat_87_bmi_config_cfe_pass.txt",
+                                    "init_config": "./extern/cfe/cfe/configs/cfe_config_cat_87_pass.txt",
                                     "allow_exceed_end_time": true,
                                     "main_output_variable": "Q_OUT",
                                     "registration_function": "register_bmi_cfe",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		}
             ],
             "forcing": {
-		"path": "./extern/cfe/cfe/forcings/cat87_01Dec2015-.csv",
+		"path": "./extern/cfe/cfe/forcings/cat87_01Dec2015_ngen.csv",
 		"provider": "CsvPerFeature"
             }
 	}
diff --git a/realizations/realization_config_smp_topmodel.json b/realizations/realization_config_smp_topmodel.json
index 3e87f6f..307b2b1 100644
--- a/realizations/realization_config_smp_topmodel.json
+++ b/realizations/realization_config_smp_topmodel.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 				                    "model_type_name": "bmi_c_pet",
 				                    "library_file": "./extern/evapotranspiration/evapotranspiration/cmake_build/libpetbmi",
 				                    "forcing_file": "",
-				                    "init_config": "./extern/cfe/cfe/configs/cat_87_bmi_config_pet_pass.txt",
+				                    "init_config": "./extern/evapotranspiration/evapotranspiration/configs/pet_config_cat_87_pass.txt",
 				                    "allow_exceed_end_time": true,
 				                    "main_output_variable": "water_potential_evaporation_flux",
 				                    "registration_function":"register_bmi_pet",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 		        }
             ],
             "forcing": {
-		        "path": "./extern/cfe/cfe/forcings/cat87_01Dec2015-.csv",
+		        "path": "./extern/cfe/cfe/forcings/cat87_01Dec2015_ngen.csv",
 		        "provider": "CsvPerFeature"
             }
 	    }