diff --git a/sorc/link_workflow.sh b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
index af00b790c6..d3a78422a5 100755
--- a/sorc/link_workflow.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ fi
 #---------------------------------------
 #--add files from external repositories
 #---------------------------------------
+cd ${pwd}/../jobs               ||exit 8
 if [ -d ../sorc/gldas.fd ]; then
-  cd ${pwd}/../jobs               ||exit 8
     $LINK ../sorc/gldas.fd/jobs/JGDAS_ATMOS_GLDAS            .
 fi
 cd ${pwd}/../parm               ||exit 8