diff --git a/env/WCOSS2.env b/env/WCOSS2.env
index ed9cd65523..1d589d3689 100755
--- a/env/WCOSS2.env
+++ b/env/WCOSS2.env
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export launcher="mpiexec -l"
 export mpmd_opt="--cpu-bind verbose,core cfp"
 
 # Add path to GDASApp libraries
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$HOMEgfs/sorc/gdas.cd/build/lib"
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/cray/pe/mpich/8.1.19/ofi/intel/19.0/lib"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/build/lib"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/opt/cray/pe/mpich/8.1.19/ofi/intel/19.0/lib"
 
 # Calculate common resource variables
 # Check first if the dependent variables are set