diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/metp.sh b/jobs/rocoto/metp.sh
index e5a658e7b9..447e71f479 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/metp.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/metp.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ status=$?
 export COMPONENT=${COMPONENT:-atmos}
 export VDATE="$(echo $($NDATE -${VRFYBACK_HRS} $CDATE) | cut -c1-8)"
 
+export pid=${pid:-$$}
+export jobid=${job}.${pid}
 export COMIN="$ROTDIR/$CDUMP.$PDY/$cyc/$COMPONENT"
-export DATAROOT="$RUNDIR/$CDATE/$CDUMP/vrfy"
+export DATAROOT="$RUNDIR/$CDATE/$CDUMP/metp.${jobid}"
 [[ -d $DATAROOT ]] && rm -rf $DATAROOT
 mkdir -p $DATAROOT
 
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/vrfy.sh b/jobs/rocoto/vrfy.sh
index 11dd08325c..9564b5f309 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/vrfy.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/vrfy.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ export COMPONENT=${COMPONENT:-atmos}
 export CDATEm1=$($NDATE -24 $CDATE)
 export PDYm1=$(echo $CDATEm1 | cut -c1-8)
 
+export pid=${pid:-$$}
+export jobid=${job}.${pid}
 export COMIN="$ROTDIR/$CDUMP.$PDY/$cyc/$COMPONENT"
-export DATAROOT="$RUNDIR/$CDATE/$CDUMP/vrfy"
+export DATAROOT="$RUNDIR/$CDATE/$CDUMP/vrfy.${jobid}"
 [[ -d $DATAROOT ]] && rm -rf $DATAROOT
 mkdir -p $DATAROOT
 
diff --git a/parm/config/config.post b/parm/config/config.post
index dab5136b14..71aaae22ec 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.post
+++ b/parm/config/config.post
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 export GRIBVERSION='grib2'
-export SENDCOM=${SENDCOM:-"YES"}
+export SENDCOM="YES"
 
 echo "END: config.post"