diff --git a/workflow/hosts/hera_gsl.yaml b/workflow/hosts/hera_gsl.yaml
index c12cac1559..ecc7ddb28e 100644
--- a/workflow/hosts/hera_gsl.yaml
+++ b/workflow/hosts/hera_gsl.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ BASE_GIT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/git'
 DMPDIR: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/dump'
 BASE_CPLIC: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/data/ICSDIR/prototype_ICs'
 PACKAGEROOT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/nwpara'
-COMROOT: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/com'
-COMINsyn: '${COMROOT}/gfs/prod/syndat'
+COMINsyn: '/scratch1/NCEPDEV/global/glopara/com/gfs/prod/syndat'
 HOMEDIR: '/scratch1/BMC/gsd-fv3-dev/NCEPDEV/global/${USER}'
 STMP: '${HOMEgfs}/FV3GFSrun/'
 PTMP: '${HOMEgfs}/FV3GFSrun/'