diff --git a/data/shockProbabilities.csv b/data/shockProbabilities.csv
index 3ce0dffa51084a3b284190d5bd98564d01a0bc8d..251b66199bf30d31f755bc49d046df582ba844bb 100644
--- a/data/shockProbabilities.csv
+++ b/data/shockProbabilities.csv
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ssp,protectionism,automation,diet,climate,cyber,financial
-SSP1,0,1,0,0,0,0
-SSP2,0,1,0,0,0,0
-SSP3,0,1,0,0,0,0
-SSP4,0,1,0,0,0,0
-SSP5,0,1,0,0,0,0
+SSP1,0,0,1,0,0,0
+SSP2,0,0,1,0,0,0
+SSP3,0,0,1,0,0,0
+SSP4,0,0,1,0,0,0
+SSP5,0,0,1,0,0,0
diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
index 015b641d738dea8eaed3bd4a4bf41c074d7e0790..1e7a00fe0665a84f3c4f317b8d825ec13fb139b6 100755
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public class ModelConfig {
 	public static final String GAMS_COUNTRY_TO_SAVE = getProperty("GAMS_COUNTRY_TO_SAVE", "China");;
 
 	public static final double PASTURE_MAX_IRRIGATION_RATE = getDoubleProperty("DEFAULT_MAX_IRRIGATION_RATE", 50.0); // shouldn't need this but some areas crops don't have a value, but was causing them to be selected
-	public static final int LPJG_TIMESTEP_SIZE = 5;
+	public static final int LPJG_TIMESTEP_SIZE = getIntProperty("LPJG_TIMESTEP_SIZE", 5);
 	
 	public static final int NUM_YIELD_CLUSTERS = getIntProperty("NUM_YIELD_CLUSTERS", 8000);
 	public static final long RANDOM_SEED = getIntProperty("RANDOM_SEED", 1974329);  // any number will do