diff --git a/parm/archive/gefs_arcdir.yaml.j2 b/parm/archive/gefs_arcdir.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2f4dcebb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/archive/gefs_arcdir.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{% set cycle_HH = current_cycle | strftime("%H") %}
+{% set cycle_YMDH = current_cycle | to_YMDH %}
+{% set cycle_YMD = current_cycle | to_YMD %}
+{% set head = RUN + ".t" + cycle_HH + "z." %}
+
+# Declare the GEFS_ARCH where atmos data will be sent
+{% set GEFS_ARCH = ROTDIR ~ RUN ~"/arch" %}
+
+# test files
+{% if RUN == "gefs" %}
+    {% set det_files = [] %}
+    {% if path_exists(ROTDIR ~ RUN ~ "." ~ cycle_YMD ~ cycle_HH
+     ~ "/ensstat/products/atmos/grib2/0p50") %}
+        {% do det_files.append([ROTDIR ~ RUN ~ "." ~ cycle_YMD ~ cycle_HH
+         ~ "/ensstat/products/atmos/grib2/0p50/gefs.t12z.mean.pres_.0p50.f006.grib2"]) %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+# Actually write the yaml
+mkdir:
+    - "{{ GEFS_ARCH }}"
+copy:
+   - {{ det_files }}
diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py b/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py
index 953a856192..25651ba778 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ def configure(self, arch_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> (Dict[str, Any], List[Dict[str
         if not os.path.isdir(arch_dict.ROTDIR):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"FATAL ERROR: The ROTDIR ({arch_dict.ROTDIR}) does not exist!")
 
-        if arch_dict.RUN == "gefs":
-            raise NotImplementedError("FATAL ERROR: Archiving is not yet set up for GEFS runs")
-
         if arch_dict.RUN in ["gdas", "gfs"]:
 
             # Copy the cyclone track files and rename the experiments
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ def configure(self, arch_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> (Dict[str, Any], List[Dict[str
         archive_parm = os.path.join(arch_dict.PARMgfs, "archive")
 
         # Collect the dataset to archive locally
-        arcdir_j2yaml = os.path.join(archive_parm, "arcdir.yaml.j2")
+        arcdir_j2yaml = os.path.join(archive_parm, "gefs_arcdir.yaml.j2")
 
         # Add the glob.glob function for capturing log filenames
         # TODO remove this kludge once log filenames are explicit