diff --git a/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh b/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh
index ac8798f74..519a2e9da 100755
--- a/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh
+++ b/ush/fv3gfs_ocean_merge.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			
     cat << EOF > input.nml
      &mask_nml
-     ocean_mask_dir="${home_dir}/fix/orog.lowres/C${res}/ocean_mask/${ocn}/"
+     ocean_mask_dir="${home_dir}/fix/orog/C${res}/ocean_mask/${ocn}/"
      ocnres="mx${ocn}"
      lake_mask_dir="${TEMP_DIR}/C${res}/orog/"
      atmres="C${res}"