diff --git a/WildfireExposure.pyt b/WildfireExposure.pyt
index 7e4c04c..317cf99 100644
--- a/WildfireExposure.pyt
+++ b/WildfireExposure.pyt
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class WildfireExposure(object):
             parameters[15].enabled = not parameters[7].value
             parameters[16].enabled = True
             parameters[17].enabled = True
-            parameters[17].value = True
+            #parameters[17].value = True
             parameters[18].enabled = True
         else:
             parameters[14].enabled = False
diff --git a/WildfireExposure.pyt.xml b/WildfireExposure.pyt.xml
index 4e62df9..a79043d 100644
--- a/WildfireExposure.pyt.xml
+++ b/WildfireExposure.pyt.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<metadata xml:lang="en"><Esri><CreaDate>20230417</CreaDate><CreaTime>09292300</CreaTime><ArcGISFormat>1.0</ArcGISFormat><SyncOnce>TRUE</SyncOnce><ModDate>20241017</ModDate><ModTime>112519</ModTime><scaleRange><minScale>150000000</minScale><maxScale>5000</maxScale></scaleRange><ArcGISProfile>ItemDescription</ArcGISProfile></Esri><toolbox name="WildfireExposure" alias="toolbox"><arcToolboxHelpPath>c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\Help\gp</arcToolboxHelpPath><toolsets/></toolbox><dataIdInfo><idCitation><resTitle>WildfireExposure</resTitle></idCitation><idPurp>This ArcGIS Python Toolbox, developed in collaboration with Dr. Jennifer Schmidt, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage, is designed to allow users to calculate wildfire hazard fuels and exposure values from gridded vegetation data, as described in:
+<metadata xml:lang="en"><Esri><CreaDate>20230417</CreaDate><CreaTime>09292300</CreaTime><ArcGISFormat>1.0</ArcGISFormat><SyncOnce>TRUE</SyncOnce><ModDate>20241024</ModDate><ModTime>175858</ModTime><scaleRange><minScale>150000000</minScale><maxScale>5000</maxScale></scaleRange><ArcGISProfile>ItemDescription</ArcGISProfile></Esri><toolbox name="WildfireExposure" alias="toolbox"><arcToolboxHelpPath>c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\Help\gp</arcToolboxHelpPath><toolsets/></toolbox><dataIdInfo><idCitation><resTitle>WildfireExposure</resTitle></idCitation><idPurp>This ArcGIS Python Toolbox, developed in collaboration with Dr. Jennifer Schmidt, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage, is designed to allow users to calculate wildfire hazard fuels and exposure values from gridded vegetation data, as described in:
 
 Schmidt, J.I., Ziel, R.H., Calef, M.P. et al. Spatial distribution of wildfire threat in the far north: exposure assessment in boreal communities. Nat Hazards 120, 4901–4924 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-06365-4