diff --git a/src/components/trays/model-selection/catalogItems.js b/src/components/trays/model-selection/catalogItems.js
index d429d5cf..3526dd60 100644
--- a/src/components/trays/model-selection/catalogItems.js
+++ b/src/components/trays/model-selection/catalogItems.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ export default function CatalogItems(data) {
                                                                         numberName + mbr['properties'][numberEle] +
                                                                         ', Type: ' + mbr['properties']['event_type'] +
                                                                         ', Grid: ' + mbr['properties']['grid_type'] +
+                                                                        ', Instance: ' + mbr['properties']['instance_name'] +
                                                                         ((mbr['properties']['meteorological_model'] === 'None') ? '' : ', ' +  mbr['properties']['meteorological_model'])
                                                                     }
                                                                 </Typography>
diff --git a/src/components/trays/model-selection/synopticTab.js b/src/components/trays/model-selection/synopticTab.js
index 2ec30caf..8d06e0df 100644
--- a/src/components/trays/model-selection/synopticTab.js
+++ b/src/components/trays/model-selection/synopticTab.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const SynopticTabForm = () => {
     // init the data urls
     const rootUrl = `${ getNamespacedEnvParam('REACT_APP_UI_DATA_URL') }`;
     const basePulldownUrl = `get_pulldown_data?met_class=synoptic${ getBrandingHandler() }`;
-    const baseDataUrl = `get_ui_data_secure?limit=14&met_class=synoptic&use_v3_sp=true${ getBrandingHandler() }`;
+    const baseDataUrl = `get_ui_data_secure?met_class=synoptic&use_v3_sp=true${ getBrandingHandler() }`;
     const [finalDataUrl, setFinalDataUrl] = useState(rootUrl + basePulldownUrl);
 
     // storage for received data to render pulldowns
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const SynopticTabForm = () => {
             ((synopticDate) ? '&run_date=' + synopticDate.toISOString() : '') +
             ((synopticCycle) ? '&cycle=' + synopticCycle : '') +
             ((synopticGrid) ? '&grid_type=' + synopticGrid : '') +
-            ((synopticInstance) ? '&instance=' + synopticInstance : '');
+            ((synopticInstance) ? '&instance_name=' + synopticInstance : '');
 
         // set different limits on the data returned if no filter params were passed
         if (queryString === '') {
diff --git a/src/components/trays/model-selection/tropicalTab.js b/src/components/trays/model-selection/tropicalTab.js
index 49b2b095..09b0e9e4 100644
--- a/src/components/trays/model-selection/tropicalTab.js
+++ b/src/components/trays/model-selection/tropicalTab.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const TropicalTabForm = () => {
             ((tropicalStorm) ? '&storm_name=' + tropicalStorm : '') +
             ((tropicalAdvisory) ? '&advisory_number=' + tropicalAdvisory : '') +
             ((tropicalGrid) ? '&grid_type=' + tropicalGrid : '') +
-            ((tropicalInstance) ? '&instance=' + tropicalInstance : '');
+            ((tropicalInstance) ? '&instance_name=' + tropicalInstance : '');
 
         // set different limits on the data returned if no filter params were passed (in days)
         if (queryString === '') {