diff --git a/test/soca/gw/CMakeLists.txt b/test/soca/gw/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b48c7b6a..bf4b77155 100644
--- a/test/soca/gw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/soca/gw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ set(jjob_list "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_PREP"
 #              "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_BMAT_VRFY"
               "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_RUN"
               "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_CHKPT"
-              "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_POST")
-#              "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_VRFY")
+              "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_POST"
+              "JGDAS_GLOBAL_OCEAN_ANALYSIS_VRFY")
 
 set(setup "")
 foreach(jjob ${jjob_list})
diff --git a/ush/soca/run_jjobs.py b/ush/soca/run_jjobs.py
index 4b4e623be..30700ef99 100755
--- a/ush/soca/run_jjobs.py
+++ b/ush/soca/run_jjobs.py
@@ -138,8 +138,10 @@ def _conda_envs(self, jjob):
         """
         if self.machine != "container":
             if jjob in ENVS:
-                # TODO: This does nothing for now. Make the conda activate work!
-                self.f.write(f"# conda activate {ENVS[jjob]} \n")
+                # set +/-u is a workaround for an apparent conda bug
+                self.f.write(f"set +u \n")
+                self.f.write(f"conda activate {ENVS[jjob]} \n")
+                self.f.write(f"set -u \n")
 
     def precom(self, com, tmpl):
         cmd = f"RUN={self.RUN} YMD={self.gPDY} HH={self.gcyc} generate_com -xr {com}:{tmpl}"