diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index ebeb90ebde..08d99934dc 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "ClimaCore"
 uuid = "d414da3d-4745-48bb-8d80-42e94e092884"
 authors = ["CliMA Contributors <clima-software@caltech.edu>"]
-version = "0.10.44"
+version = "0.10.45"
 
 [deps]
 Adapt = "79e6a3ab-5dfb-504d-930d-738a2a938a0e"
diff --git a/src/Geometry/conversions.jl b/src/Geometry/conversions.jl
index f51285f475..c83672b194 100644
--- a/src/Geometry/conversions.jl
+++ b/src/Geometry/conversions.jl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ContravariantVector(u::ContravariantVector, ::LocalGeometry) = u
 CovariantVector(u::CovariantVector, ::LocalGeometry) = u
 LocalVector(u::LocalVector, ::LocalGeometry) = u
-
+# conversions between Covariant/Contravariant vectors and local vectors
 ContravariantVector(
     u::LocalVector{T, I},
     local_geometry::LocalGeometry{I},
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ Contravariant123Vector(
 ) where {T} =
     local_geometry.gⁱʲ * Covariant123Vector(zero(u[1]), zero(u[1]), u[1])
 
+ContravariantVector(
+    u::CovariantVector{T, I},
+    local_geometry::LocalGeometry{I},
+) where {T, I} = local_geometry.gⁱʲ * u
+
+CovariantVector(
+    u::ContravariantVector{T, I},
+    local_geometry::LocalGeometry{I},
+) where {T, I} = local_geometry.gᵢⱼ * u
+
 # Converting to specific dimension types
 (::Type{<:ContravariantVector{<:Any, I}})(
     u::ContravariantVector{<:Any, I},
diff --git a/test/MatrixFields/matrix_field_broadcasting.jl b/test/MatrixFields/matrix_field_broadcasting.jl
index 8f68b0a600..5b0d4aee5e 100644
--- a/test/MatrixFields/matrix_field_broadcasting.jl
+++ b/test/MatrixFields/matrix_field_broadcasting.jl
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ end
         set_result! = (result, ᶠᶠmat, ᶠvec) -> (@. result = ᶠᶠmat ⋅ ᶠvec),
         ref_set_result! = (_result, _ᶠᶠmat, _ᶠvec) ->
             mul!(_result, _ᶠᶠmat, _ᶠvec),
-        time_ratio_limit = 2, # This case's ref function is fast on Buildkite.
+        time_ratio_limit = 4, # This case's ref function is fast on Buildkite.
     )
 
     test_matrix_broadcast_against_array_reference(;