diff --git a/scripts/exobsmon_plot.sh b/scripts/exobsmon_plot.sh
index 36bf708..69d3116 100755
--- a/scripts/exobsmon_plot.sh
+++ b/scripts/exobsmon_plot.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ fi
 #
 ${APRUN_PY} ${USHobsmon}/splitPlotYaml.py -i ${plot_yaml} -c ${chan_yaml}
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------
-# Submit OM_plots job if split yielded any *.yaml files
+#--------------------------------------------------------------
+# Submit OM_plots job if split yields any *.yaml files
 #
 if compgen -G "${DATA}/*.yaml" > /dev/null; then
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if compgen -G "${DATA}/*.yaml" > /dev/null; then
    done 
 
 
-   if [[ ${ctr} > 0 ]]; then
+   if (( ${ctr} > 0 )); then
       case ${MACHINE_ID} in
          hera)
             ${SUB} --account ${ACCOUNT} -n ${ctr}  -o ${logfile} -D . -J ${jobname} --time=1:00:00 \
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if compgen -G "${DATA}/*.yaml" > /dev/null; then
          ;;
 
 	 wcoss2)  
+            chmod 775 ${cmdfile}
             mem=$((4*${ctr})) 
             echo "submitting ${jobname} on wcoss2, ctr = $ctr, mem = $mem, cmdfile = ${cmdfile}"
 	    cp ${USHobsmon}/runWcoss.sh .
diff --git a/ush/plotObsMon.py b/ush/plotObsMon.py
index f9a3d02..40110c5 100755
--- a/ush/plotObsMon.py
+++ b/ush/plotObsMon.py
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ def loadConfig(satname, instrument, obstype, plot, cycle_tm, cycle_interval,
 
                     idx = os.environ.get('PBS_ARRAY_INDEX', 'nada')
                     eva(plot_yaml)
-#                    os.remove(plot_yaml)
+                    os.remove(plot_yaml)
 
     if 'minimization' in mon_dict.keys():
         cwd = os.getcwd()
-        
+
         satname = None
         instrument = None
         obstype = None
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def loadConfig(satname, instrument, obstype, plot, cycle_tm, cycle_interval,
 
                 genYaml(plot_template, plot_yaml, config)
                 eva(plot_yaml)
-#                os.remove(plot_yaml)
+                os.remove(plot_yaml)
 
     if 'observations' in mon_dict.keys():
         satname = None
@@ -252,4 +252,4 @@ def loadConfig(satname, instrument, obstype, plot, cycle_tm, cycle_interval,
 
                 genYaml(plot_template, plot_yaml, config)
                 eva(plot_yaml)
- #               os.remove(plot_yaml)
+                os.remove(plot_yaml)
diff --git a/ush/runWcoss.sh b/ush/runWcoss.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8243dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ush/runWcoss.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+st=`date`
+
+module reset
+
+module load libfabric/1.11.0.0.
+module load PrgEnv-intel/8.3.3
+module load craype
+module load cray-pals
+module load git/2.29.0
+module load intel/19.1.3.304
+module load python/3.10.4
+module load ve/evs/1.0
+
+export PATH=${PATH}:/lfs/h2/emc/da/noscrub/edward.safford/eva/opt/bin
+export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:/lfs/h2/emc/da/noscrub/edward.safford/eva/opt/
+
+if [ ! -z ${PBS_O_WORKDIR} ]; then cd ${PBS_O_WORKDIR}; fi
+
+./${cmdfile}
+
+end=`date`
+echo "start: ${st}"
+echo "end:   ${end}"
diff --git a/ush/splitPlotYaml.py b/ush/splitPlotYaml.py
index 7b305fa..b4d44a0 100644
--- a/ush/splitPlotYaml.py
+++ b/ush/splitPlotYaml.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def removeKey(d, keys):
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--chan', type=str,
                         help='Input YAML instrument channel file', required=True)
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    
+
     try:
         mon_sources = args.input
         with open(mon_sources, 'r') as mon_sources_opened: