diff --git a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
index b0ef1265007..5519b6a3bb4 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
+++ b/parm/config/config.base.emc.dyn
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ export ATARDIR="@ATARDIR@"
 
 # Commonly defined parameters in JJOBS
 export envir=${envir:-"prod"}
-export NET="gfs"
-export RUN=${RUN:-${CDUMP:-"gfs"}}
+export NET="gfs"  # NET is defined in the job-card (ecf)
+export RUN=${RUN:-${CDUMP:-"gfs"}}  # RUN is defined in the job-card (ecf); CDUMP is used at EMC as a RUN proxy
+# TODO: determine where is RUN actually used in the workflow other than here
+# TODO: is it possible to replace all instances of ${CDUMP} to ${RUN} to be
+#       consistent w/ EE2?
 export COMIN_OBS=${DMPDIR}/${CDUMP}.${PDY}/$cyc/atmos
 export COMIN_GES_OBS=${DMPDIR}/${CDUMP}.${PDY}/$cyc/atmos
 export COMINatmos=${ROTDIR}/${CDUMP}.${PDY}/${cyc}/atmos
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ if [ $DOHYBVAR = "YES" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# if 3DVAR and IAU 
+# if 3DVAR and IAU
 if [[ ${DOHYBVAR} == "NO" && ${DOIAU} == "YES"  ]]; then
     export IAUFHRS="6"
     export IAU_FHROT="3"
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
index b79cffe4bef..c31397dd264 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/workflow_tasks.py
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ def __init__(self, app_config: AppConfig, cdump: str) -> None:
         envar_dict = {'RUN_ENVIR': self._base.get('RUN_ENVIR', 'emc'),
                       'HOMEgfs': self._base.get('HOMEgfs'),
                       'EXPDIR': self._base.get('EXPDIR'),
+                      'NET': 'gfs',
                       'CDUMP': self.cdump,
+                      'RUN': self.cdump,
                       'CDATE': '<cyclestr>@Y@m@d@H</cyclestr>',
                       'PDY': '<cyclestr>@Y@m@d</cyclestr>',
                       'cyc': '<cyclestr>@H</cyclestr>',