diff --git a/src/MNH/resolved_cloud.f90 b/src/MNH/resolved_cloud.f90
index de801f6af6b57543a3c919338819a40dd82793a0..c2ec86f734c7c13bbd8412ffe34e26b2a073d299 100644
--- a/src/MNH/resolved_cloud.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/resolved_cloud.f90
@@ -1084,6 +1084,10 @@ SELECT CASE ( HCLOUD )
    ENDIF
 !
 END SELECT
+! TODO: code a generic routine to update vertical lower and upper levels to 0, a
+! specific value or to IKB or IKE and apply it to every output prognostic variable of physics
+PCIT(:,:,1)=0.
+PCIT(:,:,IKE+1)=0.
 !
 IF(HCLOUD=='ICE3' .OR. HCLOUD=='ICE4' ) THEN
   PINPRC3D=ZFPR(:,:,:,2) / CST%XRHOLW