diff --git a/nextstrain_profiles/nextstrain-gisaid/builds.yaml b/nextstrain_profiles/nextstrain-gisaid/builds.yaml
index b7b0e356b..5750e0a60 100644
--- a/nextstrain_profiles/nextstrain-gisaid/builds.yaml
+++ b/nextstrain_profiles/nextstrain-gisaid/builds.yaml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ subsampling:
   nextstrain_region_asia_grouped_by_division_1m:
     # Early focal samples for Asia
     asia_early:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 700
       max_date: "--max-date 1M"
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ subsampling:
       exclude: "--exclude-where 'region=Asia'"
     # Recent focal samples for Asia
     asia_recent:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 2800
       min_date: "--min-date 1M"
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ subsampling:
   nextstrain_region_asia_grouped_by_division_2m:
     # Early focal samples for Asia
     asia_early:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 700
       max_date: "--max-date 2M"
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ subsampling:
       exclude: "--exclude-where 'region=Asia'"
     # Recent focal samples for Asia
     asia_recent:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 2800
       min_date: "--min-date 2M"
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ subsampling:
   nextstrain_region_asia_grouped_by_division_6m:
     # Early focal samples for Asia
     asia_early:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 700
       max_date: "--max-date 6M"
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ subsampling:
       exclude: "--exclude-where 'region=Asia'"
     # Recent focal samples for Asia
     asia_recent:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 2800
       min_date: "--min-date 6M"
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ subsampling:
   nextstrain_region_asia_grouped_by_division_all_time:
     # Focal samples for Asia
     asia:
-      group_by: "country year month"
+      group_by: "country division year month"
       group_by_weights: "data/country_population_weights.tsv"
       max_sequences: 3500
       exclude: "--exclude-where 'region!=Asia'"