diff --git a/sorc/gdas.cd b/sorc/gdas.cd
index 9b78c7d01c..b8508905d4 160000
--- a/sorc/gdas.cd
+++ b/sorc/gdas.cd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9b78c7d01c017a9f3600bb222396f7251386ed7b
+Subproject commit b8508905d4b92d8b157faf1dae3e1e390b033cd7
diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_analysis.py b/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_analysis.py
index 7bf37439f8..0df316e49a 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_analysis.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/task/marine_analysis.py
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ def _prep_variational_yaml(self: Task) -> None:
         envconfig_jcb['MOM6_LEVS'] = mdau.get_mom6_levels(str(self.task_config.OCNRES))
         envconfig_jcb['HOMEgfs'] = self.task_config.HOMEgfs
         envconfig_jcb['DO_TEST_MODE'] = self.task_config.DO_TEST_MODE
+        envconfig_jcb['RUN'] = self.task_config.RUN
+        envconfig_jcb['current_cycle'] = self.task_config.current_cycle        
 
         # Write obs_list_short
         save_as_yaml(parse_obs_list_file(self.task_config.MARINE_OBS_LIST_YAML), 'obs_list_short.yaml')