diff --git a/ush/forecast_postdet.sh b/ush/forecast_postdet.sh
index ab91bf88dbd..8583ec199e1 100755
--- a/ush/forecast_postdet.sh
+++ b/ush/forecast_postdet.sh
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ MOM6_postdet() {
                 if ((OFFSET_START_HOUR > 0)) && ((fhr == FHOUT_OCN)); then
                     source_file="ocn_lead1_${vdate_mid:0:4}_${vdate_mid:4:2}_${vdate_mid:6:2}_${vdate_mid:8:2}.nc"
                 else
-                    source_file="ocn_${vdate_mid:0:4}_${vdate_mid:4:2}_${vdate_mid:6:2}_${vdate_mid:8:2}.nc"
+                    source_file="ocn_${vdate_mid:0:4}_${vdate_mid:4:2}_${vdate_mid:6:2}_${vdate_mid:8:2}_00.nc"
                 fi
                 dest_file="${RUN}.t${cyc}z.${interval}hr_avg.f${fhr3}.nc"
                 ${NLN} "${COMOUT_OCEAN_HISTORY}/${dest_file}" "${DATAoutput}/MOM6_OUTPUT/${source_file}"
diff --git a/ush/parsing_ufs_configure.sh b/ush/parsing_ufs_configure.sh
index c860d855b9a..64c7e9576da 100755
--- a/ush/parsing_ufs_configure.sh
+++ b/ush/parsing_ufs_configure.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ UFS_configure() {
         local MED_history_n=1000000
 
         local histaux_enabled=".false."
+        local MOM6_OUTPUT_DIR="./MOM6_OUTPUT"
+        local MOM6_RESTART_DIR="./MOM6_RESTART"
+        local MOM6_HISTFREQ_N=${FHOUT_OCN:-6}
     fi
 
     if [[ "${cplice}" = ".true." ]]; then