diff --git a/scripts/exglobal_forecast.sh b/scripts/exglobal_forecast.sh
index c629173879..c50cde74f1 100755
--- a/scripts/exglobal_forecast.sh
+++ b/scripts/exglobal_forecast.sh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ FV3_out
 [[ ${cplice} = .true. ]] && CICE_out
 [[ ${cplchm} = .true. ]] && GOCART_out
 [[ ${esmf_profile:-} = .true. ]] && CPL_out
-echo "MAIN: Output copied to COMROT"
+echo "MAIN: Output copied to ROTDIR"
 
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