diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_analysis_run.sh b/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_analysis_run.sh
index 4090a7ef4b..bcf1907378 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_analysis_run.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_analysis_run.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ for fieldset in $fieldsets; do
 done
 
 # CRTM coeffs
-$NLN $FV3JEDI_FIX/crtm/2.3.0_jedi $DATA/crtm
+${NLN} "${FV3JEDI_FIX}/crtm/2.3.0" "${DATA}/crtm"
 
 #  Link executable to $DATA
 $NLN $JEDIVAREXE $DATA/fv3jedi_var.x
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_ensanal_run.sh b/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_ensanal_run.sh
index 83ea031001..2e87573eda 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_ensanal_run.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_atmos_ensanal_run.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ for fieldset in $fieldsets; do
 done
 
 # CRTM coeffs
-$NLN $FV3JEDI_FIX/crtm/2.3.0_jedi $DATA/crtm
+${NLN} "${FV3JEDI_FIX}/crtm/2.3.0" "${DATA}/crtm"
 
 #  Link executable to $DATA
 $NLN $JEDIENSEXE $DATA/fv3jedi_ens.x