diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_bmat.sh b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_bmat.sh
index 9ae2b3646..4845ec7c0 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_bmat.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_bmat.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fi
 
 ################################################################################
 # Ensemble processing
-if [ "${NMEM_ENS}" -gt 3 ]; then
+if [ "${NMEM_ENS}" -ge 3 ]; then
     ################################################################################
     # Write ensemble weights for the hybrid envar
     $APRUN_OCNANAL $JEDI_BIN/gdas_socahybridweights.x soca_ensweights.yaml