diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.base b/parm/config/gefs/config.base
index fad9e3421a..44f31e58c3 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.base
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.base
@@ -346,4 +346,10 @@ export DELETE_COM_IN_ARCHIVE_JOB="YES"   # NO=retain ROTDIR.  YES default in arc
 # Number of regional collectives to create soundings for
 export NUM_SND_COLLECTIVES=${NUM_SND_COLLECTIVES:-9}
 
+# The tracker, genesis, and METplus jobs are not supported on AWS yet
+# TODO: we should place these in workflow/hosts/awspw.yaml as part of AWS setup, not for general.
+if [[ "${machine}" == "AWSPW" ]]; then
+   export DO_WAVE="NO"
+fi
+
 echo "END: config.base"