diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_tars b/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_tars
index cab51c878b..7d149876af 100755
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_tars
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_tars
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 echo "BEGIN: config.earc_tars"
 
 # Get task specific resources
-. $EXPDIR/config.resources ${earc_tars}
+. $EXPDIR/config.resources "${earc_tars}"
 
 # Set the number of ensemble members to archive per earc_tars job
 case "${CASE_ENS}" in
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_vrfy b/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_vrfy
index 38c6b4afaa..63d0eb5b70 100755
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_vrfy
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.earc_vrfy
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 echo "BEGIN: config.earc_vrfy"
 
 # Get task specific resources"
-. $EXPDIR/config.resources ${earc_vrfy}
+. $EXPDIR/config.resources "${earc_vrfy}"
 
 # Set the number of ensemble members to archive per earc_vrfy job
 case "${CASE_ENS}" in