diff --git a/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map.yml b/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map.yml
index 789afc90af..d1a5ba4510 100644
--- a/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map.yml
+++ b/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ moist: "equil"
 precip_model: "0M"
 rad: "gray"
 rayleigh_sponge: true
+start_date: "20100101"
 t_end: "300secs"
 vert_diff: "true"
 z_elem: 50
diff --git a/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map_1M.yml b/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map_1M.yml
index eb3e7b38d6..569992b847 100644
--- a/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map_1M.yml
+++ b/config/ci_configs/amip_albedo_temporal_map_1M.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ moist: "equil"
 precip_model: "1M"
 rad: "gray"
 rayleigh_sponge: true
+start_date: "20100101"
 t_end: "300secs"
 vert_diff: "true"
 z_elem: 50
diff --git a/experiments/ClimaEarth/components/land/climaland_bucket.jl b/experiments/ClimaEarth/components/land/climaland_bucket.jl
index c405756eab..9019eb8aa8 100644
--- a/experiments/ClimaEarth/components/land/climaland_bucket.jl
+++ b/experiments/ClimaEarth/components/land/climaland_bucket.jl
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ function BucketSimulation(
         if pkgversion(CL) < v"0.15"
             albedo = CL.Bucket.PrescribedSurfaceAlbedo{FT}(date_ref, t_start, space)
         else
-            albedo = CL.Bucket.PrescribedSurfaceAlbedo{FT}(date_ref, space)
+            albedo = CL.Bucket.PrescribedSurfaceAlbedo{FT}(
+                date_ref,
+                space;
+                albedo_file_path = CL.Artifacts.ceres_albedo_dataset_path(),
+                varname = "sw_alb_clr",
+            )
         end
     elseif albedo_type == "function" # Use prescribed function of lat/lon for surface albedo
         function α_bareground(coordinate_point)