diff --git a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F
index 62bf8b048873..412ceca7c4e9 100644
--- a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F
+++ b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_calving.F
@@ -3538,6 +3538,12 @@ subroutine li_finalize_damage_after_advection(domain, err)
             damage = 1.0_RKIND
         end where
 
+         ! Halo update for damage before applying to stiffnessFactor
+         ! NOTE: THIS WILL NOT WORK ON MULTIPLE BLOCKS PER PROCESSOR
+         call mpas_timer_start("halo updates")
+         call mpas_dmpar_field_halo_exch(domain, 'damage')
+         call mpas_timer_stop("halo updates")
+
         if (config_damage_rheology_coupling) then
             do iCell = 1, nCells
                 if (li_mask_is_floating_ice(cellMask(iCell))) then