diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh b/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh
index 8e7545dd8b..d31f11dac7 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/gempak.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export job="jgfs_gempak_${cyc}"
 export jlogfile="$ROTDIR/logs/$CDATE/$job.log"    
 export DATA="${DATAROOT}/$job"
 export SENDCOM="YES"
-export COMOUT="$ROTDIR/$CDUMP.$PDY/$cyc/nawips"
+export COMOUT="$ROTDIR/$CDUMP.$PDY/$cyc/gempak"
 export FIXgfs=""  # set blank so that GEMPAKSH defaults FIXgfs to HOMEgfs/gempak/fix
 export USHgfs=""  # set blank so that GEMPAKSH defaults FIXgfs to HOMEgfs/gempak/ush