diff --git a/parm/stage/fv3_cold.yaml.j2 b/parm/stage/fv3_cold.yaml.j2
index 550b9bda06..402f61e098 100644
--- a/parm/stage/fv3_cold.yaml.j2
+++ b/parm/stage/fv3_cold.yaml.j2
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 #       for ftype in ['atmi003.nc', 'atminc.nc', 'atmi009.nc']:
 # if inputs.nens > 0:
 #for ftype in ['ratmi003.nc', 'ratminc.nc', 'ratmi009.nc']
+{% set cycle_HH = current_cycle | strftime("%H") %}
+{% set cycle_YMD = current_cycle | to_YMD %}
+{% set cycle_YMDH = current_cycle | to_YMDH %}
 fv3_cold:
-    name: "FV3_COLD"
-    target: "{{ COM_ATMOS_INPUT }}"
-    required:
-        - "{{ BASE_CPLIC }}/{{ CPL_ATMIC }}/{{ cycle_YMD }}{{ cycle_HH }}/atmos/gfs_ctrl.nc"
+    mkdir:
+        - "{{ COM_ATMOS_INPUT }}"
+    copy:
+        - ["{{ BASE_CPLIC }}/{{ CPL_ATMIC }}/{{ cycle_YMD }}{{ cycle_HH }}/atmos/gfs_ctrl.nc", "{{ COM_ATMOS_INPUT }}/gfs_ctrl.nc"]
         {% for ftype in ["gfs_data", "sfc_data"] %}
         {% for ntile in range(1, ntiles + 1) %}
-        - "{{ BASE_CPLIC }}/{{ CPL_ATMIC }}/{{ cycle_YMD }}{{ cycle_HH }}/atmos/{{ ftype }}.tile{{ ntile }}.nc"
+        - ["{{ BASE_CPLIC }}/{{ CPL_ATMIC }}/{{ cycle_YMD }}{{ cycle_HH }}/atmos/{{ ftype }}.tile{{ ntile }}.nc", "{{ COM_ATMOS_INPUT }}/{{ ftype }}.tile{{ ntile }}.nc"]
         {% endfor %} # ntile
         {% endfor %} # ftype