diff --git a/contrib/get_aerosol_climo.sh b/contrib/get_aerosol_climo.sh
index 2039dc73..695d1c7a 100755
--- a/contrib/get_aerosol_climo.sh
+++ b/contrib/get_aerosol_climo.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ data_files=("FV3_aeroclim1" "FV3_aeroclim2" "FV3_aeroclim3" "FV3_aeroclim_optics
 cd $BASEDIR/scm/data/physics_input_data/
 for file in "${data_files[@]}"; do
     echo "Retrieving $file.tar.gz"
-    wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v6.0.0/${file}.tar.gz
+    wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v7.0.0-beta/${file}.tar.gz
     tar -xvf ${file}.tar.gz
     rm -f ${file}.tar.gz
 done
diff --git a/contrib/get_mg_inccn_data.sh b/contrib/get_mg_inccn_data.sh
index 70881ced..e98c277a 100755
--- a/contrib/get_mg_inccn_data.sh
+++ b/contrib/get_mg_inccn_data.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BASEDIR=$MYDIR/..
 
 # Change to directory containing the physics input data, download and extract archive
 cd $BASEDIR/scm/data/physics_input_data/
-wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v6.0.0/MG_INCCN_data.tar.gz
+wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v7.0.0-beta/MG_INCCN_data.tar.gz
 tar -xvf MG_INCCN_data.tar.gz
 rm -f MG_INCCN_data.tar.gz
 cd $BASEDIR/
diff --git a/contrib/get_thompson_tables.sh b/contrib/get_thompson_tables.sh
index 9657ec90..86a9487b 100755
--- a/contrib/get_thompson_tables.sh
+++ b/contrib/get_thompson_tables.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BASEDIR=$MYDIR/..
 
 # Change to directory containing the physics input data, download and extract archive
 cd $BASEDIR/scm/data/physics_input_data/
-wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v6.0.0/thompson_tables.tar.gz
+wget https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm/releases/download/v7.0.0-beta/thompson_tables.tar.gz
 tar -xvf thompson_tables.tar.gz
 rm -f thompson_tables.tar.gz
 cd $BASEDIR/
diff --git a/scm/src/CMakeLists.txt b/scm/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fe4a546..4938e1b5 100644
--- a/scm/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scm/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ else()
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
     set(_ccpp_suites_arg "--suites=${suite_string}")
-    message("Calling CCPP code generator (ccpp_prebuild.py) for SUPPORTED suites ${_ccpp_suites_arg} ...")
+    message("Calling CCPP code generator (ccpp_prebuild.py) for suites listed in scm/src/suite_info.py: ${_ccpp_suites_arg}.")
 endif()
 # Run CCPP prebuild.py
 message (STATUS "Running ccpp_prebuild.py for CCPP")
diff --git a/scm/src/run_scm.py b/scm/src/run_scm.py
index e610475b..b879dd82 100755
--- a/scm/src/run_scm.py
+++ b/scm/src/run_scm.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def __init__(self, case, suite, runtime, runtime_mult, levels, npz_type, vert_co
 
         if runtime_mult:
             self._runtime_mult = runtime_mult
-            message = 'Existing case namelist runtime multiplied by {0}'.format(self._runtime_mult)
+            message = 'Existing case namelist or DEPHY runtime multiplied by {0}'.format(self._runtime_mult)
             logging.debug(message)
         else:
             self._runtime_mult = None
@@ -460,11 +460,9 @@ def setup_rundir(self):
                 message = 'The --runtime_mult argument must be greater than 0 ({0} was entered)'.format(self._runtime_mult)
                 logging.critical(message)
                 raise Exception(message)
-            try:
-                old_runtime = case_nml['case_config']['runtime']
-                case_nml['case_config']['runtime'] = old_runtime*self._runtime_mult
-            except KeyError:
-                logging.info('The runtime multiplier argument was set, but the runtime is not set in {0} '.format(self._namelist))
+            else:
+                case_nml['case_config']['runtime_mult'] = self._runtime_mult
+                    
         # If the number of levels is specified, set the namelist value
         if self._levels:
             case_nml['case_config']['n_levels'] = self._levels
diff --git a/scm/src/scm_input.F90 b/scm/src/scm_input.F90
index 8d3d2cda..4bb6b3c0 100644
--- a/scm/src/scm_input.F90
+++ b/scm/src/scm_input.F90
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ subroutine get_config_nml(scm_state)
   character(len=character_length)    :: case_name !< name of case initialization and forcing dataset
   real(kind=dp)        :: dt !< time step in seconds
   real(kind=dp)        :: runtime !< total runtime in seconds
+  real(kind=dp)        :: runtime_mult !< runtime multiplier
   integer              :: n_itt_out !< multiple of timestep for writing output
   integer              :: n_itt_diag !< multiple of timestep for resetting diagnostics (overwrites fhzero from physics namelist if present)
   integer              :: n_levels !< number of model levels (currently only 64 supported)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ subroutine get_config_nml(scm_state)
 
   CHARACTER(LEN=*), parameter :: experiment_namelist = 'input_experiment.nml'
 
-  NAMELIST /case_config/ npz_type, vert_coord_file, case_name, dt, runtime, n_itt_out, n_itt_diag, &
+  NAMELIST /case_config/ npz_type, vert_coord_file, case_name, dt, runtime, runtime_mult, n_itt_out, n_itt_diag, &
     n_levels, output_dir, thermo_forcing_type, model_ics, &
     lsm_ics, do_spinup, C_RES, spinup_timesteps, mom_forcing_type, relax_time, sfc_type, sfc_flux_spec, &
     sfc_roughness_length_cm, reference_profile_choice, year, month, day, hour, min, &
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ subroutine get_config_nml(scm_state)
   case_name = 'twpice'
   dt = 600.0
   time_scheme = 1
-  runtime = 2138400.0
+  runtime = 0.0
+  runtime_mult = 1.0
   n_itt_out = 1
   n_itt_diag = -999
   n_levels = 127
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ subroutine get_config_nml(scm_state)
   scm_state%n_itt_out = n_itt_out
   scm_state%n_itt_diag = n_itt_diag
   scm_state%runtime = runtime
+  scm_state%runtime_mult = runtime_mult
   scm_state%time_scheme = time_scheme
   scm_state%init_year = year
   scm_state%init_month = month
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ end subroutine get_config_nml
 subroutine get_case_init(scm_state, scm_input)
   use scm_type_defs, only : scm_state_type, scm_input_type
   use NetCDF_read, only: NetCDF_read_var, check, missing_value
-  type(scm_state_type), intent(in) :: scm_state
+  type(scm_state_type), intent(inout) :: scm_state
   type(scm_input_type), target, intent(inout) :: scm_input
 
   integer                     :: input_nlev !< number of levels in the input file
@@ -932,6 +935,9 @@ subroutine get_case_init(scm_state, scm_input)
   scm_input%input_emis_ice        = input_emis_ice
   scm_input%input_lai             = input_lai
 
+  if (scm_state%runtime_mult /= 1.0) then
+    scm_state%runtime = scm_state%runtime*scm_state%runtime_mult
+  end if
 !> @}
 end subroutine get_case_init
 
@@ -1867,7 +1873,14 @@ subroutine get_case_init_DEPHY(scm_state, scm_input)
   scm_state%init_day = init_day
   scm_state%init_hour = init_hour
   scm_state%init_min = init_min
-  scm_state%runtime = elapsed_sec
+  if (scm_state%runtime > 0.0) then
+    !runtime is provided in the case configuration namelist - should override what is in the DEPHY file
+    if (scm_state%runtime_mult /= 1.0) then
+      scm_state%runtime = scm_state%runtime*scm_state%runtime_mult
+    end if
+  else
+    scm_state%runtime = elapsed_sec*scm_state%runtime_mult
+  end if
 
   scm_input%input_time = input_time
   scm_input%input_pres_surf(1) = input_pres_surf(active_init_time) !perhaps input_pres_surf should only be equal to input_force_pres_surf?
diff --git a/scm/src/scm_type_defs.F90 b/scm/src/scm_type_defs.F90
index 664b91de..49a8c71d 100644
--- a/scm/src/scm_type_defs.F90
+++ b/scm/src/scm_type_defs.F90
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ module scm_type_defs
     real(kind=dp)                           :: dt !< physics time step (s)
     real(kind=dp)                           :: dt_now !< time step currently being used (if it changes due to time-stepping scheme)
     real(kind=dp)                           :: runtime !< total runtime (s)
+    real(kind=dp)                           :: runtime_mult !< runtime multiplier
     real(kind=dp)                           :: output_period !< how often output is written (s)
     real(kind=dp)                           :: relax_time !< time scale for hor. wind nudging (s)
     real(kind=dp)                           :: deg_to_rad_const !< conversion constant from degrees to radians
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ subroutine scm_state_create(scm_state, n_columns, n_levels, n_soil, n_snow, n_ti
     scm_state%dt = real_zero
     scm_state%dt_now = real_zero
     scm_state%runtime = real_zero
+    scm_state%runtime_mult = 1.0
     scm_state%output_period = real_zero
     scm_state%relax_time = real_zero
     scm_state%deg_to_rad_const = real_zero
diff --git a/scm/src/suite_info.py b/scm/src/suite_info.py
index 299ca4d6..494b5dff 100755
--- a/scm/src/suite_info.py
+++ b/scm/src/suite_info.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import sys, os
+
+#DEFAULT_SUITE_BEHAVIOR = 'supported'
+DEFAULT_SUITE_BEHAVIOR = 'regression_test'
+
 class suite(object):
   
     DEFAULT_MAX_TIMESTEP = 1800.0
@@ -72,9 +77,34 @@ def main():
     
     #print supported suites separated by commas
     suite_string = ''
-    for s in suite_list:
-        if s._supported:
-            suite_string += s._name + ',' + s._name + '_ps' + ','  
+    
+    if DEFAULT_SUITE_BEHAVIOR == 'regression_test':
+        dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        sys.path.insert(1, dir_path + '/../../test/')
+        
+        rt_suite_list = []
+        
+        import rt_test_cases
+        import rt_test_cases_sp
+        import rt_test_cases_nvidia
+        
+        for item in rt_test_cases.run_list:
+            rt_suite_list.append(item.get("suite"))
+        
+        for item in rt_test_cases_sp.run_list:
+            rt_suite_list.append(item.get("suite"))
+        
+        for item in rt_test_cases_nvidia.run_list:
+            rt_suite_list.append(item.get("suite"))
+        
+        unique_suite_list = list(set(rt_suite_list))
+        
+        for s in unique_suite_list:    
+            suite_string += s + ',' + s + '_ps' + ','
+    else:
+        for s in suite_list:
+            if s._supported:
+                suite_string += s._name + ',' + s._name + '_ps' + ','  
     print(suite_string[:-1])
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':