diff --git a/tests-dev/test_cases/exp_conf/fv3_slurm.IN_jet b/tests-dev/test_cases/exp_conf/fv3_slurm.IN_jet
index 11378ed77f..c21c1bbc17 100644
--- a/tests-dev/test_cases/exp_conf/fv3_slurm.IN_jet
+++ b/tests-dev/test_cases/exp_conf/fv3_slurm.IN_jet
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set -eux
 echo -n " $( date +%s )," >  job_timestamp.txt
 
 set +x
-MACHINE_ID=jet
+export MACHINE_ID=jet
 source ./module-setup.sh
 module use $PWD/modulefiles
 module load modules.fv3
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ set -x
 
 ulimit -s unlimited
 
-echo "Model started:  " `date`
+echo "Model started:  " $(date)
 
 export MPI_TYPE_DEPTH=20
 export OMP_STACKSIZE=512M
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ fi
 
 srun --label -n @[TASKS] --oversubscribe --cpus-per-task=@[THRD] ./fv3.exe
 
-echo "Model ended:    " `date`
+echo "Model ended:    " $(date)
 echo -n " $( date +%s )," >> job_timestamp.txt