diff --git a/Exec/DoubleGyre/inputs b/Exec/DoubleGyre/inputs
index 531bcb65..55450782 100644
--- a/Exec/DoubleGyre/inputs
+++ b/Exec/DoubleGyre/inputs
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ remora.check_int       = -57600      # number of timesteps between checkpoints
 remora.plot_file     = plt       # prefix of plotfile name
 remora.plot_int      = 100         # number of timesteps between plotfiles
 remora.plot_vars     = salt temp x_velocity y_velocity z_velocity
-remora.plotfile_type = netcdf
-remora.write_history_file=true
+remora.plotfile_type = amrex
 
 # SOLVER CHOICE
 remora.flat_bathymetry = false