diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py
index 1aded5b1655cfa0dc49325dd07081316ee9320ec..04e49a1374374ca9ba71c9713e7cc7be89d2f969 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py
@@ -85,21 +85,30 @@ class ManifestIF(ManifestComponentIF):
             params = ManifestParameters(
                 telescope=self.telescope,
                 reingest=False,
-                ngas_ingest=False,
+                ngas_ingest=True,
                 calibrate=False,
                 staging_source_dir=self.staging_source_dir,
                 additional_metadata=additional_metadata,
             )
-        else:
+            self.additional_metadata = additional_metadata
+
+        elif self.sp_type == ScienceProductType.IMAGE:
             params = ManifestParameters(
                 telescope=self.telescope,
                 reingest=False,
-                ngas_ingest=False,
+                ngas_ingest=True,
                 calibrate=False,
                 staging_source_dir=self.staging_source_dir,
             )
 
-        self.additional_metadata = additional_metadata
+        else:
+            params = ManifestParameters(
+                telescope=self.telescope,
+                reingest=False,
+                ngas_ingest=True,
+                staging_source_dir=self.staging_source_dir,
+            )
+
         return params
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
@@ -136,6 +145,8 @@ class ManifestIF(ManifestComponentIF):
 class IngestionManifestBuilder:
     """Builds ingestion manifest and associated files from files in ingestion_path"""
 
+    # TODO?: We are making assumptions about the values of "reingest", "ngas_ingest",
+    #  and "calibrate"; is this valid?
     def __init__(
         self,
         staging_source_dir: Path,
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/manifest_components.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/manifest_components.py
index bd4c542d1591ee996cdd17fc8e6f3ec8ce79ec6f..19f56a88bdadb90b09df4243c4a14143da41c52b 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/manifest_components.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/manifest_components.py
@@ -106,22 +106,27 @@ class InputGroup(ManifestComponentIF):
 
 
 class ManifestParameters(ManifestComponentIF):
-    """Represents "parameters" section of ingestion manifest"""
+    """Represents "parameters" section of ingestion manifest.
+    ASSUMPTIONS:
+    * EVLA CAL manifest has no "calibrate" parameter
+    * "ngas_ingest" is always True (per our testing examples)
+    """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         telescope: Telescope,
         reingest: bool,
         ngas_ingest: bool,
-        calibrate: bool,
         staging_source_dir: Path,
         additional_metadata: AbstractTextFile = None,
+        calibrate: bool = None,
     ):
         self.telescope = telescope
 
         self.reingest = reingest
         self.ngas_ingest = ngas_ingest
-        self.calibrate = calibrate
+        if calibrate is not None:
+            self.calibrate = calibrate
 
         self.staging_source_dir = staging_source_dir
         self.additional_metadata = additional_metadata
@@ -141,15 +146,17 @@ class ManifestParameters(ManifestComponentIF):
         return False
 
     def to_json(self) -> JSON:
+
         json_dict = {
             ParamsKey.TELESCOPE.value: self.telescope.value,
             # The ingestion manifest must have "true" and "false"
             # rather than "True" and "False"
             ParamsKey.REINGEST.value: "true" if self.reingest else "false",
             ParamsKey.NGAS_INGEST.value: "true" if self.ngas_ingest else "false",
-            ParamsKey.CALIBRATE.value: "true" if self.calibrate else "false",
             ParamsKey.INGESTION_PATH.value: str(self.staging_source_dir),
         }
+        if hasattr(self, "calibrate"):
+            json_dict[ParamsKey.CALIBRATE.value] = "true" if self.calibrate else "false"
         if self.additional_metadata:
             json_dict[ParamsKey.ADDITIONAL_METADATA.value] = str(self.additional_metadata)
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py
index 81d122d0926df4a34310ed20c620402145248575..b1e2ede310e301b2eb0dba452fab22b6887e757b 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ def test_filters_cal_input_files(ingest_path: Path):
 
     assert manifest.locator == locator
     params = manifest.parameters
-    assert not params.reingest and not params.ngas_ingest and not params.calibrate
+    assert params.reingest == False and params.ngas_ingest == True
+    assert not hasattr(params, "calibrate")
 
     input_group = manifest.input_group
     assert len(input_group.science_products) == 1
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ def test_filters_cal_input_files(ingest_path: Path):
     shutil.rmtree(ingest_path)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("TODO: broken temporarily, pending fix to output group creation")
 def test_writes_expected_evla_cal_output_files(ingest_path: Path):
     """
     Did the manifest builder produce the manifest file, the weblog, and the science product tar?
@@ -319,21 +319,16 @@ def test_evla_cal_manifest_matches_example(ingest_path: Path):
         IngestionManifestKey.INGESTION_PATH.value
     ] = expected_dir_name
 
-    # TODO 2021-08-03am NEXT MR : get this to work (and don't worry about the JSON per se)
-    # expected_params = expected_json["parameters"]
-    # actual_params = manifest.parameters.to_json()
-    # actual_params["ingestion_path"] = expected_params["ingestion_path"]
-    # print(f"\n>>> ACTUAL:   {actual_params}")
-    # print(f">>> EXPECTED: {actual_params}")
-    # for key, exp_val in expected_json["parameters"].items():
-    #     act_val = actual_params[key]
-    #     if isinstance(exp_val, bool):
-    #         exp_val_str = "true" if exp_val else "false"
-    #         assert act_val == exp_val_str
-    #     else:
-    #         assert actual_params[key] == exp_val
-    # assert actual_params == expected_params
-    # assert manifest.input_group.to_json() == expected_json["input_group"]
+    expected_params = expected_json["parameters"]
+    actual_params = manifest.parameters.to_json()
+
+    expected_reingest = "true" if expected_params["reingest"] else "false"
+    assert actual_params["reingest"] == expected_reingest
+    expected_ngas_ingest = "true" if expected_params["ngas_ingest"] else "false"
+    assert actual_params["ngas_ingest"] == expected_ngas_ingest
+
+    assert "calibrate" not in actual_params.keys()
+    assert manifest.input_group.to_json() == expected_json["input_group"]
 
     expected_outgroup = expected_json["output_group"]
     expected_osp = expected_outgroup["science_products"]
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py
index e13b512984871e515c77b779ecf2071196ff6270..4fa5d1e5829269e77123b8f2e9a4a615090ea6ad 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from typing import List
 import json
 import shutil
 import tarfile
-import pytest
 
 from ingest_envoy.ingestion_manifest import IngestionManifestBuilder
 from ingest_envoy.schema import AbstractTextFile
@@ -331,7 +330,6 @@ def test_writes_expected_output_files(ingest_path: Path):
     assert len(artifacts) == 1
     files_accounted_for.append(artifacts[0])
 
-    unique_files = set(files_accounted_for)
     assert len(set(files_accounted_for)) == len(ingestion_files) - 1
 
     shutil.rmtree(ingest_path)
@@ -354,7 +352,7 @@ def manifest_parameters(ingest_path: Path) -> ManifestParameters:
     params = ManifestParameters(
         telescope=Telescope.EVLA,
         reingest=False,
-        ngas_ingest=False,
+        ngas_ingest=True,
         calibrate=False,
         staging_source_dir=ingest_path,
         additional_metadata=AbstractTextFile(filename=addl_md.filename, content=""),
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_manifest_builder_entry_points.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_manifest_builder_entry_points.py
index 34d7777e282eb0e641ac800b1041665ca7945a53..96bb67fa0c1ad238d0ad9f56715e4bd1575e934a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_manifest_builder_entry_points.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_manifest_builder_entry_points.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # pylint: disable=E0401, E0402, R1721, W0611, W0621
+import shutil
 
 from ingest_envoy.ingestion_manifest import (
     IngestionManifest,
@@ -105,3 +106,4 @@ def test_entry_point_for_image(ingest_path: Path):
                 print(f">>> {file.name} present after manifest build")
 
     assert len(ingestion_files_after) == expected_file_count_before + 2
+    shutil.rmtree(ingest_path)