diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 0a3a7b50c46..d1577a481ba 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = False
 
 [GDASApp]
-hash = 6aa55fa
+hash = db2f998
 local_path = sorc/gdas.cd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp.git
 protocol = git
diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index 34143011fbf..3f34d9eaa36 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ if [[ ${checkout_gsi} == "YES" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ ${checkout_gdas} == "YES" ]]; then
-  checkout "gdas.cd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp.git" "6aa55fa"; errs=$((errs + $?))
+  checkout "gdas.cd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp.git" "db2f998"; errs=$((errs + $?))
 fi
 
 if [[ ${checkout_gsi} == "YES" || ${checkout_gdas} == "YES" ]]; then