diff --git a/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/_parameters b/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/_parameters
index 7d0a23f6f9..3343cff5f7 100644
--- a/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/_parameters
+++ b/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/_parameters
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@ Adv_Aux3          real       0.0e0
 
 
 
+mu_p              real       -5.0
+mu_n              real      -12.0
diff --git a/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/burn_cell.H b/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/burn_cell.H
index 78705a9bdd..c83752ecfa 100644
--- a/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/burn_cell.H
+++ b/unit_test/burn_cell_sdc/burn_cell.H
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@ void burn_cell_c()
 
     burn_state.T_fixed = -1.0;
 
+#ifdef NSE_NET
+    burn_state.mu_p = unit_test_rp::mu_p;
+    burn_state.mu_n = unit_test_rp::mu_n;
+    burn_state.y_e = -1.0;
+#endif
+
     std::ofstream state_over_time("state_over_time.txt");
 
     // we will divide the total integration time into nsteps that are