diff --git a/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE b/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
index f760b4cd23..648b7ea1c5 100755
--- a/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
+++ b/jobs/JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ if [[ -n "${wavepostGRD}" || -n "${waveinterpGRD}" ]]; then
 else
     echo "Both wavepostGRD and waveinterpGRD are empty. No grids to process."
 fi
-gNAME="${gNAME[*]}"
-gRES="${gRES[*]}"
-gCOM="${gCOM[*]}"
+gNAME={"${gNAME[*]}"}
+gRES={"${gRES[*]}"}
+gCOM={"${gCOM[*]}"}jobs\JGLOBAL_ARCHIVE
 export gNAME 
 export gRES 
 export gCOM