diff --git a/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh b/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh
index d8c80fac3..e0c3ee1ae 100755
--- a/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh
+++ b/util/gdas_init/copy_coldstart_files.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ copy_data()
 
   MEM=$1
 
-  SAVEDIR_MODEL_DATA=$SUBDIR/model_data/atmos/input
+  SAVEDIR_MODEL_DATA=$SUBDIR/model/atmos/input
   mkdir -p $SAVEDIR_MODEL_DATA
   cp gfs_ctrl.nc $SAVEDIR_MODEL_DATA