diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.eupd b/parm/config/gfs/config.eupd
index 2ff48240ae..7b0c8994c2 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.eupd
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.eupd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export lnsigcutoff=2.75          # ignored if modelspace_vloc=.true.
 
 export lobsdiag_forenkf=".true." # use jacobian.  must be .true. if modelspace_vloc=".true."
                                  # need to specify .true. setting since config.anal sets to .false.
-
+export taperanalperts=".true."
 export NAM_ENKF="smoothparm=35,"
 
 echo "END: config.eupd"
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
index e924274d39..752cb07a6b 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_enkf_update.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ write_spread_diag=${write_spread_diag:-".false."}
 cnvw_option=${cnvw_option:-".false."}
 netcdf_diag=${netcdf_diag:-".true."}
 modelspace_vloc=${modelspace_vloc:-".false."} # if true, 'vlocal_eig.dat' is needed
+taperanalperts=${taperanalperts:-".false."}
 IAUFHRS_ENKF=${IAUFHRS_ENKF:-6}
 NMEM_ENS_MAX=${NMEM_ENS:-80}
 if [ "${RUN}" = "enkfgfs" ]; then
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ cat > enkf.nml << EOFnml
    univaroz=.false.,adp_anglebc=.true.,angord=4,use_edges=.false.,emiss_bc=.true.,
    letkf_flag=${letkf_flag},nobsl_max=${nobsl_max},denkf=${denkf},getkf=${getkf}.,
    nhr_anal=${IAUFHRS_ENKF},nhr_state=${IAUFHRS_ENKF},
-   lobsdiag_forenkf=$lobsdiag_forenkf,
+   lobsdiag_forenkf=${lobsdiag_forenkf},taperanalperts=${taperanalperts},
    write_spread_diag=$write_spread_diag,
    modelspace_vloc=$modelspace_vloc,
    use_correlated_oberrs=${use_correlated_oberrs},