diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 96a7494e52..fad263c2e1 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":construction: Dry Held Suarez"
         key: "dry_held_suarez"
         command:
-          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "1days"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_dry_held_suarez.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_dry_held_suarez_short.jl
+          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "800secs"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_dry_held_suarez.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_dry_held_suarez_short.jl
           - "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/ClimaEarth/ experiments/ClimaEarth/run_dry_held_suarez_short.jl"
         artifact_paths:  "dry_held_suarez/dry_held_suarez/clima_atmos/*"
         agents:
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":construction: Moist Held Suarez"
         key: "moist_held_suarez"
         command:
-          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "1days"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_moist_held_suarez.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_moist_held_suarez_short.jl
+          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "800secs"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_moist_held_suarez.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_moist_held_suarez_short.jl
           - "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/ClimaEarth/ experiments/ClimaEarth/run_moist_held_suarez_short.jl"
         artifact_paths:  "moist_held_suarez/moist_held_suarez/clima_atmos/*"
         agents:
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":construction: Cloudless Aquaplanet"
         key: "cloudless_aquaplanet"
         command:
-          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "1days"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudless_aquaplanet.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudless_aquaplanet_short.jl
+          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "800secs"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudless_aquaplanet.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudless_aquaplanet_short.jl
           - "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/ClimaEarth/ experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudless_aquaplanet_short.jl"
         artifact_paths:  "cloudless_aquaplanet/cloudless_aquaplanet/clima_atmos/*"
         agents:
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":construction: Cloudy Aquaplanet"
         key: "cloudy_aquaplanet"
         command:
-          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "1days"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet_short.jl
+          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "800secs"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet_short.jl
           - "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/ClimaEarth/ experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_aquaplanet_short.jl"
         artifact_paths:  "cloudy_aquaplanet/cloudy_aquaplanet/clima_atmos/*"
         agents:
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":construction: Cloudy Slabplanet"
         key: "cloudy_slabplanet"
         command:
-          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "1days"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet_short.jl
+          - sed 's/t_end = "1000days"/t_end = "800secs"/' experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet.jl > experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet_short.jl
           - "julia --color=yes --project=experiments/ClimaEarth/ experiments/ClimaEarth/run_cloudy_slabplanet_short.jl"
         artifact_paths:  "cloudy_slabplanet/cloudy_slabplanet/clima_atmos/*"
         agents: