diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py
index 1376bdd52..d207840f0 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def create_obs_space(data):
 # TODO(GorA): this should be setup properly in the g-w once gdassoca_obsstats is in develop
 gdassoca_obsstats_exec = os.path.join(os.getenv('HOMEgfs'),
                                       'sorc', 'gdas.cd', 'build', 'bin', 'gdassoca_obsstats.x')
-command = f"{os.getenv('launcher')} {gdassoca_obsstats_exec} {stats_yaml}"
+command = f"{os.getenv('launcher')} -n 1 {gdassoca_obsstats_exec} {stats_yaml}"
 logger.info(f"{command}")
 result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py
index 686b4c8e8..265526eb0 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def find_clim_ens(input_date):
 ################################################################################
 # Copy initial condition
 
-bkg_utils.stage_ic(bkg_dir, anl_dir, RUN, gcyc)
+bkg_utils.stage_ic(bkg_dir, anl_dir, gcyc)
 
 ################################################################################
 # prepare input.nml
diff --git a/ush/soca/bkg_utils.py b/ush/soca/bkg_utils.py
index 08be3dd89..488fcf697 100755
--- a/ush/soca/bkg_utils.py
+++ b/ush/soca/bkg_utils.py
@@ -101,13 +101,12 @@ def gen_bkg_list(bkg_path, out_path, window_begin=' ', yaml_name='bkg.yaml', ice
     bkg_date = window_begin
 
     # Construct list of background file names
-    RUN = os.getenv('RUN')
     cyc = str(os.getenv('cyc')).zfill(2)
     gcyc = str((int(cyc) - 6) % 24).zfill(2)  # previous cycle
     fcst_hrs = list(range(3, 10, dt_pseudo))
     files = []
     for fcst_hr in fcst_hrs:
-        files.append(os.path.join(bkg_path, f'{RUN}.ocean.t'+gcyc+'z.inst.f'+str(fcst_hr).zfill(3)+'.nc'))
+        files.append(os.path.join(bkg_path, f'gdas.ocean.t'+gcyc+'z.inst.f'+str(fcst_hr).zfill(3)+'.nc'))
 
     # Identify the ocean background that will be used for the  vertical coordinate remapping
     ocn_filename_ic = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(files[0]))[0]+'.nc'
@@ -159,17 +158,17 @@ def gen_bkg_list(bkg_path, out_path, window_begin=' ', yaml_name='bkg.yaml', ice
     FileHandler({'copy': bkg_list_src_dst}).sync()
 
 
-def stage_ic(bkg_dir, anl_dir, RUN, gcyc):
+def stage_ic(bkg_dir, anl_dir, gcyc):
 
     # Copy and rename initial condition
     ics_list = []
     # ocean IC's
-    mom_ic_src = os.path.join(bkg_dir, f'{RUN}.ocean.t{gcyc}z.inst.f003.nc')
+    mom_ic_src = os.path.join(bkg_dir, f'gdas.ocean.t{gcyc}z.inst.f003.nc')
     mom_ic_dst = os.path.join(anl_dir, 'INPUT', 'MOM.res.nc')
     ics_list.append([mom_ic_src, mom_ic_dst])
 
     # seaice IC's
-    cice_ic_src = os.path.join(bkg_dir, f'{RUN}.agg_ice.t{gcyc}z.inst.f003.nc')
+    cice_ic_src = os.path.join(bkg_dir, f'gdas.agg_ice.t{gcyc}z.inst.f003.nc')
     cice_ic_dst = os.path.join(anl_dir, 'INPUT', 'cice.res.nc')
     ics_list.append([cice_ic_src, cice_ic_dst])
     FileHandler({'copy': ics_list}).sync()
diff --git a/ush/soca/marine_recenter.py b/ush/soca/marine_recenter.py
index 4c49bb530..5bb689e71 100644
--- a/ush/soca/marine_recenter.py
+++ b/ush/soca/marine_recenter.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def initialize(self):
         ################################################################################
         # Copy initial condition
 
-        bkg_utils.stage_ic(self.config.bkg_dir, self.runtime_config.DATA, RUN, gcyc)
+        bkg_utils.stage_ic(self.config.bkg_dir, self.runtime_config.DATA, gcyc)
 
         ################################################################################
         # stage ensemble members