diff --git a/src/offline/cable.nml b/src/offline/cable.nml
index a1b8dc260..8461e014a 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable.nml
+++ b/src/offline/cable.nml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    output%params    = .TRUE.  ! input parameters used to produce run
    output%patch     = .TRUE.  ! write per patch  
    output%balances  = .TRUE.  ! energy and water balances
-   check%ranges     = .FALSE.  ! variable ranges, input and output
+   check%ranges     = 0  ! variable ranges, input and output
    check%energy_bal = .TRUE.  ! energy balance
    check%mass_bal   = .TRUE.  ! water/mass balance
    verbose = .TRUE. ! write details of every grid cell init and params to log?