diff --git a/templates/event-generator/prepare_experiment.sh b/templates/event-generator/prepare_experiment.sh
index b2ca95e063abbc0506b003cc4fc56ba52fdc8869..5fc90255276254ea8261a1cd0d7bed1bab2f1fbe 100644
--- a/templates/event-generator/prepare_experiment.sh
+++ b/templates/event-generator/prepare_experiment.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ download_file $BASEURL/${DYNAMICS_GRID_FILENAME}
 download_file $BASEURL/${RADIATION_GRID_FILE}
 download_file $BASEURL/${EXTERNAL_PARAMETERS_FILE}
 
+if [[ ${DYNAMICS_GRID_FILENAME} != "icon_grid_0024_R02B06_G.nc" ]] ; then
+  download_file $BASEURL/"icon_grid_0024_R02B06_G.nc"
+fi
+
 # In case the grfinfo files exist, we download them as well
 RADIATION_GRID_INFO_FILE=$( get_grfinfo_file ${RADIATION_GRID_FILE} )
 DYNAMICS_GRID_INFO_FILE=$( get_grfinfo_file ${DYNAMICS_GRID_FILENAME} )