diff --git a/ush/create_METplus_job_scripts.py b/ush/create_METplus_job_scripts.py
index bd9fd37..6b0d68e 100644
--- a/ush/create_METplus_job_scripts.py
+++ b/ush/create_METplus_job_scripts.py
@@ -1789,6 +1789,8 @@ def create_job_scripts_maps(start_date_dt, end_date_dt, case, case_abbrev,
                             plotting_script_list.append(
                                 'plot_'+case+'_zonal_mean_errors.py'
                             )
+                        if machine == 'WCOSS2':
+                            job_file.write('module load proj\n')
                         for plotting_script in plotting_script_list:
                             job_file.write(
                                 'python '