diff --git a/cime_config/testmods_dirs/io/force_adios/shell_commands b/cime_config/testmods_dirs/io/force_adios/shell_commands
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7169a8283bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cime_config/testmods_dirs/io/force_adios/shell_commands
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+./xmlchange PIO_TYPENAME="adios"