diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-fourcastnet.yaml b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-fourcastnet.yaml
index f91c3a84b..f4d71ceeb 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-fourcastnet.yaml
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-fourcastnet.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ verification:
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NDAS: false
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NOHRSC: false
   #
-  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', 'gdas/{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
+  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', '{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
   #
   VX_FCST_MODEL_NAME: 'fcnv2'
   VX_CONFIG_DET_FN: 'vx_configs/vx_config_det.obs_gdas.model_aiml.yaml'
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-graphcast.yaml b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-graphcast.yaml
index 2a3dfad03..caa917be4 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-graphcast.yaml
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-graphcast.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ verification:
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NDAS: false
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NOHRSC: false
   #
-  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', 'gdas/{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
+  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', '{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
   #
   VX_FCST_MODEL_NAME: 'gc'
   VX_CONFIG_DET_FN: 'vx_configs/vx_config_det.obs_gdas.model_aiml.yaml'
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-panguweather.yaml b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-panguweather.yaml
index d6b2e2202..cf1fd79ad 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-panguweather.yaml
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_aiml-panguweather.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ verification:
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NDAS: false
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NOHRSC: false
   #
-  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', 'gdas/{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
+  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', '{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
   #
   VX_FCST_MODEL_NAME: 'pw'
   VX_CONFIG_DET_FN: 'vx_configs/vx_config_det.obs_gdas.model_aiml.yaml'
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_gfs.yaml b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_gfs.yaml
index e6a8333c9..5ea940f05 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_gfs.yaml
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/verification/config.vx-det_long-fcst_custom-vx-config_gfs.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ verification:
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NDAS: false
   REMOVE_RAW_OBS_NOHRSC: false
   #
-  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', 'gdas/{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
+  OBS_NDAS_FN_TEMPLATES: [ 'SFCandUPA', '{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d}/gdas.t{valid?fmt=%H}z.prepbufr.nr' ]
   #
   VX_FCST_MODEL_NAME: 'gfs'
   VX_CONFIG_DET_FN: 'vx_configs/vx_config_det.obs_gdas.model_gfs.yaml'