diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_earc.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_earc.sh
index a1bcba4d799..3820de74558 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_earc.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_earc.sh
@@ -114,8 +114,23 @@ if [ "${ENSGRP}" -eq 0 ]; then
         set +e
         ${TARCMD} -P -cvf "${ATARDIR}/${PDY}${cyc}/${RUN}.tar" $(cat "${ARCH_LIST}/${RUN}.txt")
         status=$?
-        ${HSICMD} chgrp rstprod "${ATARDIR}/${PDY}${cyc}/${RUN}.tar"
-        ${HSICMD} chmod 640 "${ATARDIR}/${PDY}${cyc}/${RUN}.tar"
+
+        has_rstprod="NO"
+        while IFS= read -r file; do
+            if [[ -f ${file} ]]; then
+                group=$( stat -c "%G" "${file}" )
+                if [[ "${group}" == "rstprod" ]]; then
+                    has_rstprod="YES"
+                    break
+                fi
+            fi
+        done < "${ARCH_LIST}/${RUN}.txt"
+
+        if [[ "${has_rstprod}" == "YES" ]]; then
+            ${HSICMD} chgrp rstprod "${ATARDIR}/${PDY}${cyc}/${RUN}.tar"
+            ${HSICMD} chmod 640 "${ATARDIR}/${PDY}${cyc}/${RUN}.tar"
+        fi
+
         if (( status != 0 && ${PDY}${cyc} >= firstday )); then
             echo "FATAL ERROR: ${TARCMD} ${PDY}${cyc} ${RUN}.tar failed"
             exit "${status}"
diff --git a/scripts/exglobal_archive.sh b/scripts/exglobal_archive.sh
index 78a6d60b655..966ddc8b907 100755
--- a/scripts/exglobal_archive.sh
+++ b/scripts/exglobal_archive.sh
@@ -266,8 +266,21 @@ if [[ ${HPSSARCH} = "YES" || ${LOCALARCH} = "YES" ]]; then
         status=$?
         case ${targrp} in
             'gdas'|'gdas_restarta')
-                ${HSICMD} chgrp rstprod "${ATARDIR}/${CDATE}/${targrp}.tar"
-                ${HSICMD} chmod 640 "${ATARDIR}/${CDATE}/${targrp}.tar"
+                has_rstprod="NO"
+                while IFS= read -r file; do
+                    if [[ -f ${file} ]]; then
+                        group=$( stat -c "%G" "${file}" )
+                        if [[ "${group}" == "rstprod" ]]; then
+                            has_rstprod="YES"
+                            break
+                        fi
+                    fi
+                done < "${ARCH_LIST}/${targrp}.txt"
+
+                if [[ "${has_rstprod}" == "YES" ]]; then
+                    ${HSICMD} chgrp rstprod "${ATARDIR}/${CDATE}/${targrp}.tar"
+                    ${HSICMD} chmod 640 "${ATARDIR}/${CDATE}/${targrp}.tar"
+                fi
                 ;;
             *) ;;
         esac