diff --git a/ush/wave_grib2_sbs.sh b/ush/wave_grib2_sbs.sh
index 422335691e..b520d0fce8 100755
--- a/ush/wave_grib2_sbs.sh
+++ b/ush/wave_grib2_sbs.sh
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if [[ ! -s "${COMOUT_WAVE_GRID}/${GRDNAME}/${outfile}.idx" ]]; then
 
   # 1.e Save in /com
 
-  if [[ ! -s "${COMOUT_WAVE_GRID}/${outfile}" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -s "${COMOUT_WAVE_GRID}/${GRDNAME}/${outfile}" ]]; then
     set +x
     echo ' '
     echo '********************************************* '