diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2773fd8f2..0b9840f380 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ ush/fv3gfs_driver_grid.sh
 ush/fv3gfs_filter_topo.sh
 ush/fv3gfs_make_grid.sh
 ush/fv3gfs_make_orog.sh
+ush/gen_bufr2ioda_json.py
+ush/gen_bufr2ioda_yaml.py
 ush/global_chgres.sh
 ush/global_chgres_driver.sh
 ush/global_cycle.sh
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs b/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs
index f6b10f2568..746ce79257 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ echo "BEGIN: config.prepoceanobs"
 export OCNOBS2IODAEXEC=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/build/bin/gdas_obsprovider2ioda.x
 
 export SOCA_INPUT_FIX_DIR=@SOCA_INPUT_FIX_DIR@
-export OBS_YAML_DIR=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/parm/soca/obs/config
+
+export OBS_YAML_DIR="${PARMgfs}/gdas/soca/obs/config"
 export OBSPREP_YAML=@OBSPREP_YAML@
 export OBS_LIST=@SOCA_OBS_LIST@
-[[ -n "${OBS_LIST}" ]] || export OBS_LIST=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
 export OBS_YAML=${OBS_LIST}
 
 # ocean analysis needs own dmpdir until standard dmpdir has full ocean obs
 export DMPDIR=@DMPDIR@
 
+# For BUFR2IODA json and python scripts
+export JSON_TMPL_DIR="${PARMgfs}/gdas/ioda/bufr2ioda"
+export BUFR2IODA_PY_DIR="${USHgfs}"
+
 # Get task specific resources
 . "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" prepoceanobs
 echo "END: config.prepoceanobs"
diff --git a/sorc/link_workflow.sh b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
index bd40b362b9..988cd77261 100755
--- a/sorc/link_workflow.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ if [[ -d "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/build" ]]; then
   cd "${HOMEgfs}/ush" || exit 1
   ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/ufsda"                              .
   ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/jediinc2fv3.py"                     .
+  ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/ioda/bufr2ioda/gen_bufr2ioda_json.py"    .
+  ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/ioda/bufr2ioda/gen_bufr2ioda_yaml.py"    .
   ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/ioda/bufr2ioda/run_bufr2ioda.py"    .
   ${LINK_OR_COPY} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/build/bin/imsfv3_scf2ioda.py"           .
 fi