diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_gldas.sh b/scripts/exgdas_gldas.sh
index f5e709b..fc7ad8d 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_gldas.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_gldas.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ input2=$COMINgdas/gdas.$gldas_eymd/$gldas_ecyc/$COMPONENT/RESTART
 mkdir -p $RUNDIR/input
 ln -fs $GDAS $RUNDIR/input/GDAS
 ln -fs $FIXgldas/FIX_T${JCAP} $RUNDIR/FIX
-ln -fs $EXECgldas/gldas_${model} $RUNDIR/LIS
+ln -fs $EXECgldas/gldas_model $RUNDIR/LIS
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -191,18 +191,21 @@ cp fort.141 fort.41
 # 3b) Use gdas2gldas to generate nemsio file 
 
 export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+export pgm=gdas2gldas
+. prep_step
 $APRUN_GAUSSIAN ${EXECgldas}/gdas2gldas      1>&1 2>&2
 export err=$?
 $ERRSCRIPT || exit 5
 
 
-# 3c)gldas_noah_rst/gldas_noahmp_rst to generate noah.rst 
+# 3c)gldas_rst to generate noah.rst 
 
 sfcanl=sfc.gaussian.nemsio
 ln -fs FIX/lmask_gfs_T${JCAP}.bfsa fort.11
 ln -fs $sfcanl fort.12
-
-${EXECgldas}/gldas_${model}_rst     1>&1 2>&2
+export pgm=gldas_rst
+. prep_step
+${EXECgldas}/gldas_rst     1>&1 2>&2
 export err=$?
 $ERRSCRIPT || exit 6
 
@@ -212,7 +215,8 @@ mv $sfcanl ${sfcanl}.$gldas_symd
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 ### 4) run noah/noahmp model
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
-
+export pgm=LIS
+. prep_step
 $APRUN_GLDAS ./LIS      1>&1 2>&2
 export err=$?
 $ERRSCRIPT || exit 7
@@ -244,6 +248,8 @@ cp fort.241 fort.41
 # 5b) use gdas2gldas to produce nemsio file
 
 export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+export pgm=gdas2gldas
+. prep_step
 $APRUN_GAUSSIAN ${EXECgldas}/gdas2gldas     1>&1 2>&2
 export err=$?
 $ERRSCRIPT || exit 8
@@ -258,6 +264,8 @@ rm -rf fort.11 fort.12
 ln -fs $gbin   fort.11
 ln -fs $sfcanl fort.12
 
+export pgm=gldas_post
+. prep_step
 ${EXECgldas}/gldas_post      1>&1 2>&2
 export err=$?
 $ERRSCRIPT || exit 9
@@ -285,6 +293,8 @@ done
 ln -fs FIX/stype_gfs_T${JCAP}.bfsa  stype_gfs_T${JCAP}.bfsa
 
 export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+export pgm=gldas2gdas
+. prep_step
 $APRUN_GAUSSIAN $EXECgldas/gldas2gdas      1>&1 2>&2
 export err=$?
 $ERRSCRIPT || exit 10
diff --git a/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noah b/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noah
index 83d1396..3040ea8 100755
--- a/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noah
+++ b/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noah
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endif
 
 # Check for name of executable
 ifeq ($(EXENAME),$(null))
-EXENAME := ../gldas_noah
+EXENAME := ../gldas_model
 endif
 
 # Check if SPMD is defined in "misc.h"
diff --git a/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noahmp b/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noahmp
index def7c0a..4422eb6 100755
--- a/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noahmp
+++ b/sorc/gldas_model.fd/make/Makefile.noahmp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endif
 
 # Check for name of executable
 ifeq ($(EXENAME),$(null))
-EXENAME := ../gldas_noahmp
+EXENAME := ../gldas_model
 endif
 
 # Check if SPMD is defined in "misc.h"
diff --git a/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noah/Makefile b/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noah/Makefile
index cd86742..d6efbe4 100755
--- a/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noah/Makefile
+++ b/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noah/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 SHELL   =/bin/sh
-EXEC    =gldas_noah_rst
+EXEC    =gldas_rst
 LOPTS	= 
 LIBS    =${NEMSIO_LIB} ${BACIO_LIB4} ${W3EMC_LIB4} ${W3NCO_LIB4}
 OBJS = $(EXEC).o
-SRCS = $(EXEC).f
+SRCS = gldas_noah_rst.f
 # *************************************************************************
 all: $(SRCS)
 	$(FC) $(FOPTS) $(LOPTS) ${SRCS} -o $(EXEC) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noahmp/Makefile b/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noahmp/Makefile
index 266f9ec..36b80f2 100644
--- a/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noahmp/Makefile
+++ b/sorc/gldas_rst.fd/noahmp/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 SHELL   =/bin/sh
-EXEC    = gldas_noahmp_rst
+EXEC    = gldas_rst
 LOPTS   =
 LIBS    =${NEMSIO_LIB} ${BACIO_LIB4} ${W3EMC_LIB4} ${W3NCO_LIB4}
 OBJS = $(EXEC).o
-SRCS = $(EXEC).f
+SRCS = gldas_noahmp_rst.f
 # *************************************************************************
 all: $(SRCS)
 	$(FC) $(FOPTS) $(LOPTS) ${SRCS} -o $(EXEC) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/ush/gldas_forcing.sh b/ush/gldas_forcing.sh
index 618ab04..2b22997 100755
--- a/ush/gldas_forcing.sh
+++ b/ush/gldas_forcing.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ cpc_precip="PRCP_CU_GAUGE_V1.0GLB_0.125deg.lnx.$sdate.RT"
 cpc=$pathp1/$cpc_precip
 if [ ! -s $cpc ]; then cpc=$pathp2/$cpc_precip ; fi
 if [ ! -s $cpc ]; then 
- echo "GLDAS MISSING $cpc"
- echo "GLDAS WILL NOT RUN."
+ echo "WARNING: GLDAS MISSING $cpc, WILL NOT RUN."
  exit 3
 fi
 cp $cpc $xpath/cpc.$sdate/.
@@ -89,6 +88,9 @@ touch fort.10
 echo ${sdat0} >> fort.10
 echo ${sdate}  >> fort.10
 
+export pgm=gldas_forcing
+. prep_step
+
 $WGRIB -d -bin grib.12 -o fort.11
 $WGRIB -d -bin grib.18 -o fort.12
 $WGRIB -d -bin grib.00 -o fort.13
diff --git a/ush/gldas_get_data.sh b/ush/gldas_get_data.sh
index 25f1c95..7478f1b 100755
--- a/ush/gldas_get_data.sh
+++ b/ush/gldas_get_data.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ while [ $f -le $cycint ]; do
   fflux=$fpath/gdas.$ymd/gdas.t${cyc}z.sfluxgrbf0$f.grib2
   gflux=$gpath/gdas.$ymd/gdas1.t${cyc}z.sfluxgrbf0$f
   if [ ! -s $rflux ];then
-     echo "GLDAS MISSING $rflux"
-     echo "GLDAS WILL NOT RUN."
+     echo "WARNING: GLDAS MISSING $rflux, WILL NOT RUN."
      exit 2
   fi
   rm -f $fflux $gflux