diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/cfVarName.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/cfVarName.def
index 20aee6817..5416c43b8 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/cfVarName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/cfVarName.def
@@ -1044,12 +1044,13 @@
 	}
 #Total precipitation
 'tp' = {
+	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
 	 discipline = 0 ;
 	 parameterCategory = 1 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 52 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 193 ;
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 255 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
-	 unitsFactor = 1000 ;
 	}
 #Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress
 'iews' = {
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/name.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/name.def
index 180f5e3af..04cc9e702 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/name.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/name.def
@@ -1044,12 +1044,13 @@
 	}
 #Total precipitation
 'Total precipitation' = {
+	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
 	 discipline = 0 ;
 	 parameterCategory = 1 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 52 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 193 ;
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 255 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
-	 unitsFactor = 1000 ;
 	}
 #Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress
 'Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress' = {
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/paramId.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/paramId.def
index f30aa6025..a3e7a7532 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/paramId.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/paramId.def
@@ -1044,12 +1044,13 @@
 	}
 #Total precipitation
 '228' = {
+	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
 	 discipline = 0 ;
 	 parameterCategory = 1 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 52 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 193 ;
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 255 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
-	 unitsFactor = 1000 ;
 	}
 #Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress
 '229' = {
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/shortName.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/shortName.def
index 36fb2f03a..f0346b424 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/shortName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/shortName.def
@@ -1044,12 +1044,13 @@
 	}
 #Total precipitation
 'tp' = {
+	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
 	 discipline = 0 ;
 	 parameterCategory = 1 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 52 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 193 ;
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 255 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
-	 unitsFactor = 1000 ;
 	}
 #Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress
 'iews' = {
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/units.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/units.def
index 8da8944d4..c49227bd6 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/units.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/units.def
@@ -1044,12 +1044,13 @@
 	}
 #Total precipitation
 'm' = {
+	 localTablesVersion = 1 ;
 	 discipline = 0 ;
 	 parameterCategory = 1 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 52 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 193 ;
 	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 255 ;
 	 typeOfStatisticalProcessing = 1 ;
-	 unitsFactor = 1000 ;
 	}
 #Instantaneous eastward turbulent surface stress
 'N m**-2' = {
diff --git a/tests/grib1to2.sh b/tests/grib1to2.sh
index 74140cc32..5f98013a4 100755
--- a/tests/grib1to2.sh
+++ b/tests/grib1to2.sh
@@ -50,13 +50,15 @@ do
 
 done
 
-echo "ECC-457 ECMWF total precipitation..."
-# -----------------------------------------
+echo "ECC-457,ECC-1298 ECMWF total precipitation..."
+# ---------------------------------------------------
 input=${data_dir}/tp_ecmwf.grib
 output=temp.grib1to2.grib
 ${tools_dir}/grib_set -s edition=2 $input $output
 res=`${tools_dir}/grib_get -w count=1 -p edition,paramId,units $output`
-[ "$res" = "2 228228 kg m**-2" ]
+[ "$res" = "2 228 m" ]
+res=`${tools_dir}/grib_get -w count=1 -p stepType $output`
+[ "$res" = "accum" ]
 rm -f $output