diff --git a/examples/all-sky/run-allsky-example.py b/examples/all-sky/run-allsky-example.py
index 3d9dcac03..2b7f604a4 100644
--- a/examples/all-sky/run-allsky-example.py
+++ b/examples/all-sky/run-allsky-example.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 # In the local directory
 all_sky_exe_name = os.path.join(all_sky_dir, "rrtmgp_allsky")
-input_file = os.path.join(os.environ["RRTMGP_DATA"], "examples", "all-sky", "inputs", "garand-atmos-1.nc")
-atmos_file = os.path.join(all_sky_dir, "rrtmgp-allsky.nc")
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -30,28 +28,27 @@
     parser.add_argument("--run_command", type=str, default="",
                         help="Prefix ('jsrun' etc.) for running commands. "
                              "Use quote marks to enclose multi-part commands.")
-    parser.add_argument("--ncol", type=int, default=128,
-                        help="Number of cloudy columns to compute "
+    parser.add_argument("--ncol", type=int, default=24,
+                        help="Number of columns to compute")
+    parser.add_argument("--nlay", type=int, default=72,
+                        help="Number of layers "
                              "(every one will have the same clouds)")
     parser.add_argument("--nloops", type=int, default=1,
                         help="Number of times to compute 'nloops' "
                              "cloudy columns")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    ncol_str = '{0:5d}'.format(args.ncol)
+    ncol_str   = '{0:5d}'.format(args.ncol)
+    nlay_str   = '{0:5d}'.format(args.nlay)
     nloops_str = '{0:5d}'.format(args.nloops)
     if args.run_command:
         print("using the run command")
         all_sky_exe_name = args.run_command + " " + all_sky_exe_name
-
     os.chdir(all_sky_dir)
     # Remove cloudy-sky fluxes from the file containing the atmospheric profiles
-    shutil.copyfile(input_file, atmos_file)
     subprocess.run(
-        [all_sky_exe_name, atmos_file, lw_gas_coeffs_file, lw_clouds_coeff_file,
-         ncol_str, nloops_str])
+        [all_sky_exe_name, ncol_str, nlay_str, nloops_str, "rrtmgp-allsky-lw-no-aerosols.nc", lw_gas_coeffs_file, lw_clouds_coeff_file])
     subprocess.run(
-        [all_sky_exe_name, atmos_file, sw_gas_coeffs_file, sw_clouds_coeff_file,
-         ncol_str, nloops_str])
+        [all_sky_exe_name, ncol_str, nlay_str, nloops_str, "rrtmgp-allsky-sw-no-aerosols.nc", sw_gas_coeffs_file, sw_clouds_coeff_file])
 
 # end main