diff --git a/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_init.F90 b/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_init.F90
index eebed7686..e71d96933 100644
--- a/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_init.F90
+++ b/cicecore/cicedynB/general/ice_init.F90
@@ -889,6 +889,18 @@ subroutine input_data
          if (my_task == master_task) write(nu_diag,*) subname//' ERROR: formdrag=F and fbot_xfer_type=Cdn_ocn'
          abort_flag = 19
       endif
+      
+      if (.not.(trim(dumpfreq) == 'y' .or. trim(dumpfreq) == 'Y' .or. &
+                trim(dumpfreq) == 'm' .or. trim(dumpfreq) == 'M' .or. &
+                trim(dumpfreq) == 'd' .or. trim(dumpfreq) == 'D' .or. &
+                trim(dumpfreq) == 'h' .or. trim(dumpfreq) == 'H' .or. &
+                trim(dumpfreq) == '1' )) then
+         if (my_task == master_task) then
+            write(nu_diag,*) subname//' WARNING: unrecognized dumpfreq=', trim(dumpfreq)
+            write(nu_diag,*) subname//' WARNING:   No restarts files will be written'
+            write(nu_diag,*) subname//' WARNING:   Allowed values : ''y'', ''m'', ''d'', ''h'', ''1'''
+         endif
+      endif
 
       ice_IOUnitsMinUnit = numin
       ice_IOUnitsMaxUnit = numax
diff --git a/cicecore/shared/ice_calendar.F90 b/cicecore/shared/ice_calendar.F90
index 85b827038..a767bdfd7 100644
--- a/cicecore/shared/ice_calendar.F90
+++ b/cicecore/shared/ice_calendar.F90
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ subroutine calendar(ttime)
          endif
       enddo
 
+      if (dumpfreq == '1') then
+         if (mod(istep1, dumpfreq_n)==0) &
+            write_restart = 1
+      endif
+
       if (istep > 1) then
 
         do ns = 1, nstreams
diff --git a/doc/source/cice_index.rst b/doc/source/cice_index.rst
index ef2c7d95d..e48e523ca 100644
--- a/doc/source/cice_index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cice_index.rst
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units).
    "dte2T", "dte / 2(damping time scale)", ""
    "dtei", "1/dte, where dte is the EVP subcycling time step", "1/s"
    "dump_file", ":math:`\bullet` output file for restart dump", ""
-   "dumpfreq", ":math:`\bullet` dump frequency for restarts, y, m or d", ""
+   "dumpfreq", ":math:`\bullet` dump frequency for restarts, y, m, d, h or 1", ""
    "dumpfreq_n", ":math:`\bullet` restart output frequency", ""
    "dump_last", ":math:`\bullet` if true, write restart on last time step of simulation", ""
    "dxhy", "combination of HTE values", ""
diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst
index 832550331..8986bc9d8 100755
--- a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Table of namelist options
    "","", "``m``", "write restart every ``dumpfreq_n`` months", ""
    "","", "``d``", "write restart every ``dumpfreq_n`` days", ""
    "","", "``h``", "write restart every ``dumpfreq_n`` hours", ""
+   "","", "``1``", "write restart every ``dumpfreq_n`` time step", ""
    "","``dumpfreq_n``", "integer", "frequency restart data is written", "1"
    "\*","``dump_last``", "true/false", "if true, write restart on last time step of simulation", ""
    "","", "", "**Model Output**", ""
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ Table of namelist options
    "","", "``m``", "write history every ``histfreq_n`` months", ""
    "","", "``d``", "write history every ``histfreq_n`` days", ""
    "","", "``h``", "write history every ``histfreq_n`` hours", ""
-   "","", "``1``", "write history every time step", ""
+   "","", "``1``", "write history every ``histfreq_n`` time step", ""
    "","", "``x``", "unused frequency stream (not written)", ""
    "","``histfreq_n``", "integer array", "frequency history output is written", ""
    "","", "0", "do not write to history", ""