diff --git a/ush/sfc_climo_gen.sh b/ush/sfc_climo_gen.sh
index 834d81856..6cf740f2f 100755
--- a/ush/sfc_climo_gen.sh
+++ b/ush/sfc_climo_gen.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ input_soil_color_file="${input_sfc_climo_dir}/soil_color.clm.0.05.nc"
 input_vegetation_type_file="${VEG_TYPE_FILE}"
 input_vegetation_greenness_file="${input_sfc_climo_dir}/vegetation_greenness.0.144.nc"
 mosaic_file_mdl="$mosaic_file"
-input_leaf_area_index_file="/scratch2/NCEPDEV/land/Sanath.Kumar/ufs/lai/LAI_climo_pnnl.nc"
+input_leaf_area_index_file="${input_sfc_climo_dir}/LAI_climo_pnnl.nc"
 orog_dir_mdl="$FIX_FV3"
 orog_files_mdl=$the_orog_files
 halo=$HALO