diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_pre-v14.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_pre-v14.chgres.sh
index 7dcd84902..3d7ebd9d3 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_pre-v14.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_pre-v14.chgres.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ else
   CTAR=${CRES_ENKF}
   INPUT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkf.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}"
   RADSTAT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkf.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}"
-  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/mem${MEMBER}
+  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}/atmos
   ATMFILE="siganl_${yy}${mm}${dd}${hh}_mem${MEMBER}"
   SFCFILE="sfcanl_${yy}${mm}${dd}${hh}_mem${MEMBER}"
 fi
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v14.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v14.chgres.sh
index 2b5949fa7..6df881f8b 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v14.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v14.chgres.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ else
   CTAR=${CRES_ENKF}
   INPUT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkf.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}"
   RADSTAT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkf.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}"
-  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/mem${MEMBER}
+  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}/atmos
   ATMFILE="gdas.t${hh}z.ratmanl.mem${MEMBER}.nemsio"
   SFCFILE="gdas.t${hh}z.sfcanl.mem${MEMBER}.nemsio"
   NSTFILE="gdas.t${hh}z.nstanl.mem${MEMBER}.nemsio"
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh
index 7610a4fde..5d59fadc9 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v15.chgres.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ else
   CTAR=${CRES_ENKF}
   INPUT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkfgdas.${yy_d}${mm_d}${dd_d}/${hh_d}/mem${MEMBER}/RESTART"
   RADSTAT_DATA_DIR="${EXTRACT_DIR}/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}"
-  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/mem${MEMBER}
+  OUTDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}/atmos
 fi
 
 rm -fr $WORKDIR
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v16.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v16.chgres.sh
index 0443035c2..d359b0361 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v16.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v16.chgres.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if [ ${MEMBER} == 'gdas' ] || [ ${MEMBER} == 'gfs' ]; then
     cp ${INPUT_DATA_DIR}/*radstat $SAVEDIR/..
   fi
 else  
-  SAVEDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/mem${MEMBER}/INPUT
+  SAVEDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER}/atmos/INPUT
   copy_data
   touch $SAVEDIR/../enkfgdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
 fi
diff --git a/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh b/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
index cb747e96f..d8b49c796 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/run_v16retro.chgres.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ else
   else
     MEMBER_CH="0${MEMBER}"
   fi
-  SAVEDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/atmos/mem${MEMBER_CH}/INPUT
+  SAVEDIR=$OUTDIR/enkfgdas.${yy}${mm}${dd}/${hh}/mem${MEMBER_CH}/atmos/INPUT
   copy_data
   touch $SAVEDIR/../enkfgdas.t${hh}z.loginc.txt
   MEMBER=$(( $MEMBER + 1 ))