diff --git a/runs/slab4x-sun/exp.slab4x-sun.run b/runs/slab4x-sun/exp.slab4x-sun.run
index acaf061a02773802fef4b026d6adab89b3092d26..7abd69587fb461027207af3cc91da877be9961db 100755
--- a/runs/slab4x-sun/exp.slab4x-sun.run
+++ b/runs/slab4x-sun/exp.slab4x-sun.run
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ model_dir=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2024/icon-esm-univie
 # [files.atmosphere.model.data]
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/lsdata.nc .
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/ECHAM6_CldOptProps.nc .
-ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+#ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+rm -f MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
+cp $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.fixed-for-use-beyond2016.nc MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
 
 # [files.atmosphere.model.run]
 run_dir=$model_dir/run
diff --git a/runs/slab4x-vap/exp.slab4x-vap.run b/runs/slab4x-vap/exp.slab4x-vap.run
index fddbe93a0574ade08914126a472b9517c142ed74..b2572cad5d4bdc90e866f1bea5270f73431c3ca9 100755
--- a/runs/slab4x-vap/exp.slab4x-vap.run
+++ b/runs/slab4x-vap/exp.slab4x-vap.run
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ model_dir=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2024/icon-esm-univie
 # [files.atmosphere.model.data]
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/lsdata.nc .
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/ECHAM6_CldOptProps.nc .
-ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+#ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+rm -f MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
+cp $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.fixed-for-use-beyond2016.nc MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
 
 # [files.atmosphere.model.run]
 run_dir=$model_dir/run
diff --git a/runs/slab4x/exp.slab4x.run b/runs/slab4x/exp.slab4x.run
index 1aa8818d658937211d35b1881233fc0b305cb6af..f965f49a3a0abbd8366d4d414a70725a351cd0c5 100755
--- a/runs/slab4x/exp.slab4x.run
+++ b/runs/slab4x/exp.slab4x.run
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ model_dir=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2024/icon-esm-univie
 # [files.atmosphere.model.data]
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/lsdata.nc .
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/ECHAM6_CldOptProps.nc .
-ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+#ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+rm -f MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
+cp $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.fixed-for-use-beyond2016.nc MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
 
 # [files.atmosphere.model.run]
 run_dir=$model_dir/run
diff --git a/runs/slabctr/exp.slabctr.run b/runs/slabctr/exp.slabctr.run
index 6f9e3dfda49822b0a2cbbd1d86c07aed96618d1c..149805e9e8517bd745041fd4a5b432e60979019f 100755
--- a/runs/slabctr/exp.slabctr.run
+++ b/runs/slabctr/exp.slabctr.run
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ model_dir=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2024/icon-esm-univie
 # [files.atmosphere.model.data]
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/lsdata.nc .
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/ECHAM6_CldOptProps.nc .
-ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+#ln -sfv $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc .
+rm -f MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
+cp $model_dir/data/MACv2.0-SP_v1.fixed-for-use-beyond2016.nc MACv2.0-SP_v1.nc
 
 # [files.atmosphere.model.run]
 run_dir=$model_dir/run