diff --git a/ci/platforms/config.hercules b/ci/platforms/config.hercules
index e5a638a827..b0bbebe53e 100644
--- a/ci/platforms/config.hercules
+++ b/ci/platforms/config.hercules
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 export GFS_CI_ROOT=/work2/noaa/stmp/GFS_CI_ROOT/HERCULES
 export ICSDIR_ROOT=/work/noaa/global/glopara/data/ICSDIR
-export STMP="/work2/noaa/stmp/${USER}"
+export STMP="/work2/noaa/stmp/${USER}/HERCULES"
+export PTMP="/work2/noaa/ptmp/${USER}/HERCULES"
 export SLURM_ACCOUNT=nems
 export max_concurrent_cases=5
 export max_concurrent_pr=4
diff --git a/ci/platforms/config.orion b/ci/platforms/config.orion
index 3ddd05c034..e75bf3ce1e 100644
--- a/ci/platforms/config.orion
+++ b/ci/platforms/config.orion
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 export GFS_CI_ROOT=/work2/noaa/stmp/GFS_CI_ROOT/ORION
 export ICSDIR_ROOT=/work/noaa/global/glopara/data/ICSDIR
-export STMP="/work2/noaa/stmp/${USER}"
+export STMP="/work2/noaa/stmp/${USER}/ORION"
+export PTMP="/work2/noaa/ptmp/${USER}/ORION"
 export SLURM_ACCOUNT=nems
 export max_concurrent_cases=5
 export max_concurrent_pr=4