diff --git a/src/Applications/LDAS_App/lenkf.j.template b/src/Applications/LDAS_App/lenkf.j.template
index 5ec5e2ef..455abe4f 100644
--- a/src/Applications/LDAS_App/lenkf.j.template
+++ b/src/Applications/LDAS_App/lenkf.j.template
@@ -130,10 +130,9 @@ if ( $LADAS_COUPLING == 1 ) then
       cd $SCRDIR
    else
 
-      # copy central-simulation forcing from $FVWORK to scratch dir
-
-      echo "copying lfo_Nx+- met forcing from $FVWORK to $SCRDIR"
-      /bin/cp -f $FVWORK/*lfo_Nx+-*nc4  $SCRDIR/.
+      # move central-simulation forcing held in met_forcing to scratch dir
+      echo "move lfo_Nx+- met forcing from met_forcing to $SCRDIR"
+      /bin/mv $EXPDIR/input/met_forcing/*lfo_Nx+-*nc4  $SCRDIR/.
 
    endif
 endif