diff --git a/src/MNH/phys_paramn.f90 b/src/MNH/phys_paramn.f90
index 327f252f01893ae368664c04eb59d6faffe9bb3c..be5d47e97df870f165baa47c3b3efb1d37f95961 100644
--- a/src/MNH/phys_paramn.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/phys_paramn.f90
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ IF (.NOT. OCLOUD_ONLY .AND. KTCOUNT /= 1)  THEN
          NDLON,NFLEV,CAER,NAER,NSTATM,                             &
          XSINDEL,XCOSDEL,XTSIDER,XCORSOL,                          &
          XSTATM,XOZON, XAER)
+  XAER_CLIM = XAER
  END IF
 END IF
 !
diff --git a/src/MNH/read_exsegn.f90 b/src/MNH/read_exsegn.f90
index a8c847c3f280ae1e4f7e1a27561252b676a3c574..9db15fc163ad08c775913431fff5c97226d3839e 100644
--- a/src/MNH/read_exsegn.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/read_exsegn.f90
@@ -2149,6 +2149,13 @@ IF ( CRAD /= 'NONE' .AND. CPROGRAM=='MESONH' ) THEN
   IF(CCONF=='START') THEN
     CGETRAD='INIT'
   END IF
+  IF(CCONF=='RESTA' .AND. (.NOT. LAERO_FT) .AND.  (.NOT. LORILAM) &
+                    .AND. (.NOT. LSALT)  .AND. (.NOT. LDUST)) THEN
+    WRITE(UNIT=ILUOUT,FMT=9001) KMI
+    WRITE(UNIT=ILUOUT,FMT=*) '!!! WARNING !!! FOR REPRODUCTIBILITY BETWEEN START and START+RESTART,'
+    WRITE(UNIT=ILUOUT,FMT=*) 'YOU MUST USE LAERO_FT=T WITH CAER=TEGE IF CCONF=RESTA IN ALL SEGMENTS'
+    WRITE(UNIT=ILUOUT,FMT=*) 'TO UPDATE THE OZONE AND AEROSOLS CLIMATOLOGY USED BY THE RADIATION CODE;'
+  END IF
 END IF
 !
 !        3.6  check the initialization of the deep convection scheme