diff --git a/tests/fv3_conf/cpld_control_run.IN b/tests/fv3_conf/cpld_control_run.IN
index 9ad33c90ba..d1c8621fd9 100644
--- a/tests/fv3_conf/cpld_control_run.IN
+++ b/tests/fv3_conf/cpld_control_run.IN
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ V2_SFC_FILE=${V2_SFC_FILE:-false}
 if [[ ${BMIC} == .true. ]]; then
   #FV3_IC=@[INPUTDATA_ROOT]/GEFS/${SYEAR}${SMONTH}${SDAY}${SHOUR}/ #TODO: use once input data is staged
   FV3_IC=/scratch1/NCEPDEV/nems/Nick.Szapiro/tasks/input_data/gefs.v13/RT_GEFS/${SYEAR}${SMONTH}${SDAY}${SHOUR}/
-  MOM_IC=${FV3_IC}; ICE_IC=${FV3_IC}; WAV_IC=${FV3_IC}
+  MOM_IC=${FV3_IC}; ICE_IC=${FV3_IC}; WAV_IC=${FV3_IC}/../WW3/
 else
   if [[ $ATMRES == C48 ]]; then
      FV3_IC=@[INPUTDATA_ROOT]/${FV3_DIR}/INPUT_L127_mx${OCNRES}/${SYEAR}${SMONTH}${SDAY}${SHOUR}
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ cp    @[INPUTDATA_ROOT]/CICE_FIX/@[OCNRES]/mesh.mx@[OCNRES].nc .
 
 # WW3 fix/input
 if [[ $CPLWAV == .true. ]]; then
-  cp @[INPUTDATA_ROOT_WW3]/@[WW3_MODDEF] mod_def.ww3
-  if [[ ${WW3_DOMAIN:0:2} != mx ]]; then
-     cp  @[INPUTDATA_ROOT_WW3]/@[MESH_WAV] .
-  fi
+  if [[ ${BMIC} == .true. ]]; then
+    cp @[WAV_IC]/@[WW3_MODDEF] mod_def.ww3
+    cp @[WAV_IC]/@[MESH_WAV] .
+  else
+    cp @[INPUTDATA_ROOT_WW3]/@[WW3_MODDEF] mod_def.ww3
+    if [[ ${WW3_DOMAIN:0:2} != mx ]]; then
+       cp  @[INPUTDATA_ROOT_WW3]/@[MESH_WAV] .
+    fi
 fi
 
 #rrtmgp