diff --git a/scripts/ccpp_track_variables.py b/scripts/ccpp_track_variables.py
index 60d31c1e..64dfc518 100755
--- a/scripts/ccpp_track_variables.py
+++ b/scripts/ccpp_track_variables.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def create_metadata_filename_dict(metapath):
        with that scheme"""
 
     metadata_dict = {}
-    scheme_filenames = glob.glob(os.path.join(metapath, "*.meta"))
+    scheme_filenames = glob.glob(os.path.join(metapath, "*.meta"), recursive=True)
     if not scheme_filenames:
         raise Exception(f'No files found in {metapath} with ".meta" extension')