diff --git a/jobs/JGLOBAL_PREP_OCEAN_OBS b/jobs/JGLOBAL_PREP_OCEAN_OBS
index fde61dcd89..acc5a53f5f 100755
--- a/jobs/JGLOBAL_PREP_OCEAN_OBS
+++ b/jobs/JGLOBAL_PREP_OCEAN_OBS
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ YMD=${PDY} HH=${cyc} generate_com -rx COMOUT_OBS:COM_OBS_TMPL
 
 # Add prep_marine_obs.py to PYTHONPATH
 export PYTHONPATH=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush:${PYTHONPATH}
+# Add gen_bufr2ioda.py to PYTHONPATH
+export PYTHONPATH=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/ioda/bufr2ioda:${PYTHONPATH}
 
 ###############################################################
 # Run relevant script
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs b/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs
index 56fc349ce2..b6b8e0657e 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.prepoceanobs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export OBS_YAML=${OBS_LIST}
 # ocean analysis needs own dmpdir until standard dmpdir has full ocean obs
 export DMPDIR=@DMPDIR@
 
+# For BUFR2IODA json and python scripts
+export JSON_TMPL_DIR=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/parm/ioda/bufr2ioda
+export BUFR2IODA_PY_DIR=${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/ush/ioda/bufr2ioda
+export KEEPDATA='YES'
 # Get task specific resources
 . "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" prepoceanobs
 echo "END: config.prepoceanobs"