diff --git a/Convert_Matlab/Tests/long_tests.json b/Convert_Matlab/Tests/long_tests.json
index 5077a07d1c3b625cd648f10b9ffa30249a18c770..cb1d444244533d327b7b76c24caae72a88e1f25a 100644
--- a/Convert_Matlab/Tests/long_tests.json
+++ b/Convert_Matlab/Tests/long_tests.json
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 	    "$src_dir/Convert_Matlab/inst_eddies_v6.py",
 	    "/proju/lmd-oce/data/TOEddies/Global/Delayed-Time/Eddies/adt_19930101.mat"
 	],
-	"required": ["$src_dir/Convert_Matlab/inst_eddies.m"]
+	"required":
+	[
+	    "$src_dir/Convert_Matlab/inst_eddies.m",
+	    "$src_dir/Convert_Matlab/Tests/node_id_param.json"
+	]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/Convert_Matlab/Tests/node_id_param.json b/Convert_Matlab/Tests/node_id_param.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6a9a405d060865d385f569974b251e581ab9dcb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Convert_Matlab/Tests/node_id_param.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"d_init": 15706, "e_overestim": 3550}