diff --git a/env/HERA.env b/env/HERA.env
index 642fc33c4b..922b6f6fd0 100755
--- a/env/HERA.env
+++ b/env/HERA.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
 
     echo "Must specify an input argument to set runtime environment variables!"
     echo "argument can be any one of the following:"
-    echo "anal fcst post vrfy"
+    echo "anal fcst post vrfy metp"
     echo "eobs eupd ecen efcs epos"
     echo "postsnd awips gempak"
     exit 1
diff --git a/env/JET.env b/env/JET.env
index 2bb02c3d92..bce371d417 100755
--- a/env/JET.env
+++ b/env/JET.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
 
     echo "Must specify an input argument to set runtime environment variables!"
     echo "argument can be any one of the following:"
-    echo "anal fcst post vrfy"
+    echo "anal fcst post vrfy metp"
     echo "eobs eupd ecen efcs epos"
     echo "postsnd awips gempak"
     exit 1
diff --git a/env/THEIA.env b/env/THEIA.env
index 6e2e6516fd..b1b8649dc2 100755
--- a/env/THEIA.env
+++ b/env/THEIA.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
 
     echo "Must specify an input argument to set runtime environment variables!"
     echo "argument can be any one of the following:"
-    echo "anal fcst post vrfy"
+    echo "anal fcst post vrfy metp"
     echo "eobs eupd ecen efcs epos"
     echo "postsnd awips gempak"
     exit 1
diff --git a/env/WCOSS_C.env b/env/WCOSS_C.env
index 549d91f80e..b9c426add5 100755
--- a/env/WCOSS_C.env
+++ b/env/WCOSS_C.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
 
     echo "Must specify an input argument to set runtime environment variables!"
     echo "argument can be any one of the following:"
-    echo "anal fcst post vrfy"
+    echo "anal fcst post vrfy metp"
     echo "eobs eupd ecen efcs epos"
     echo "postsnd awips gempak"
     exit 1
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ elif [ $step = "vrfy" ]; then
     export IOBUF_PARAMS="*:size=32M:count=4:verbose"
     export APRUNTRACK="$launcher -j1 -n1 -N1 -d1 -cc depth"
 
+elif [ $step = "metp" ]; then
+
+    export IOBUF_PARAMS="*:size=32M:count=4:verbose"
+    export APRUNTRACK="$launcher -j1 -n1 -N1 -d1 -cc depth"
+
 elif [ $step = "postsnd" ]; then
     export IOBUF_PARAMS="sigf*:size=128M:count=20:prefetch=0:verbose,gfs_collectiv*:size=128M:count=2:prefetch=0:verbose,*.snd:size=128M:count=3:prefetch=0:verbose,*.sfc:size=32M:count=3:prefetch=0:verbose,bufr.*:size=8M:count=20:prefetch=0:verbose"
 
diff --git a/env/WCOSS_DELL_P3.env b/env/WCOSS_DELL_P3.env
index 853f62d651..dabfbdb351 100755
--- a/env/WCOSS_DELL_P3.env
+++ b/env/WCOSS_DELL_P3.env
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
 
     echo "Must specify an input argument to set runtime environment variables!"
     echo "argument can be any one of the following:"
-    echo "anal fcst post vrfy"
+    echo "anal fcst post vrfy metp"
     echo "eobs eupd ecen efcs epos"
     echo "postsnd awips gempak"
     exit 1