diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.fram_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.fram_intel
index c7499e737..671d7b134 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.fram_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.fram_intel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_WKDIR /users/dor/armn/jfl/local1/CICE6dev/CICE/tests/CICE_RUN
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /users/dor/armn/jfl/local1/CICE6/CICE/configuration/data/gx3Ncar
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /users/dor/armn/jfl/local1/CICE6dev/CICE/tests/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "qsub"
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 36
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ if (-e ~/.cice_proj) then
    setenv CICE_ACCT ${account_name}
 endif
 
-echo "je suis dans env"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "je suis dans env"
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.loft_gnu b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.loft_gnu
index 9d5bfee5e..666a8ff54 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.loft_gnu
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.loft_gnu
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /Users/$user/Desktop/CICE-Consortium
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /Users/$user/Desktop/CICE-Consortium/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT " "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT 
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 1
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT " "
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.pinto_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.pinto_intel
index 82b217583..3155eba5b 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.pinto_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.pinto_intel
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /usr/projects/climate/eclare/DATA/Consortium
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /net/scratch3/$user/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "sbatch "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT climateacme
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 16
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT "squeue --jobs="
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.testmachine_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.testmachine_intel
index 9fd1e647e..b85d610c9 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.testmachine_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.testmachine_intel
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA ~/CICE_INPUTDATA
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE ~/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "qsub"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 4
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT "qstat "
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.travisCI_gnu b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.travisCI_gnu
index 564cf0263..687c4ba07 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.travisCI_gnu
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.travisCI_gnu
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE ~/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT " "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 4
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT " "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUIETMODE true
diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.wolf_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.wolf_intel
index 8a0b4e961..cee9ce89b 100755
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.wolf_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.wolf_intel
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /usr/projects/climate/eclare/DATA/Consortium
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE /net/scratch3/$user/CICE_BASELINE
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "sbatch "
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT climateacme
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "default"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 16
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 1
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT "squeue --jobs="