diff --git a/parm/snow/obs/config/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py b/parm/snow/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py
similarity index 100%
rename from parm/snow/obs/config/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py
rename to parm/snow/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py
diff --git a/parm/snow/obs/config/bufr2ioda_mapping.yaml.j2 b/parm/snow/obs/config/bufr2ioda_mapping.yaml.j2
index fd0f1d3f5..9340cf507 100644
--- a/parm/snow/obs/config/bufr2ioda_mapping.yaml.j2
+++ b/parm/snow/obs/config/bufr2ioda_mapping.yaml.j2
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ mkdir:
 - '{{ DATA }}/obs'
 copy:
 - ['{{PARMgfs}}/gdas/snow/obs/config/bufr_sfcsno_mapping.yaml', '{{ DATA }}/obs/']
-- ['{{PARMgfs}}/gdas/snow/obs/config/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py', '{{ DATA }}']
diff --git a/parm/snow/obs/config/sfcsno_snow.yaml.j2 b/parm/snow/obs/config/sfcsno_snow.yaml.j2
index 7fe48e45f..9f2d9cd24 100644
--- a/parm/snow/obs/config/sfcsno_snow.yaml.j2
+++ b/parm/snow/obs/config/sfcsno_snow.yaml.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     obsdatain:
       engine:
         type: script
-        script file: "{{ DATA }}/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py"
+        script file: "{{ PARMgfs }}/gdas/snow/ioda_bufr_python_encoder.py"
         args:
           input_path: '{{ DATA }}/obs/{{ OPREFIX }}sfcsno.tm00.bufr_d'
         obsfile: '{{ DATA }}/obs/{{ OPREFIX }}sfcsno.tm00.bufr_d'