diff --git a/model/fv_regional_bc.F90 b/model/fv_regional_bc.F90
index 4bd4c0704..df6eada52 100644
--- a/model/fv_regional_bc.F90
+++ b/model/fv_regional_bc.F90
@@ -6758,21 +6758,17 @@ subroutine get_data_source(data_source_fv3gfs,regional)
 ! Use the fms call here so we can actually get the return code value.
 ! The term 'source' is specified by 'chgres_cube'
 !
+      lstatus=.false.
       allocate(pes(mpp_npes()))
       call mpp_get_current_pelist(pes)
-      if (regional) then
-        if (open_file(Gfs_data , 'INPUT/gfs_data.nc', "read", pelist=pes)) then
-          lstatus = global_att_exists(Gfs_data, "source")
-          if(lstatus) call get_global_attribute(Gfs_data, "source", source)
-          call close_file(Gfs_data)
-        endif
-      else
-        if (open_file(Gfs_data , 'INPUT/gfs_data.tile1.nc', "read", pelist=pes)) then
+
+        if (open_file(Gfs_data , 'INPUT/gfs_data.nc', "read", pelist=pes) .or. &
+            open_file(Gfs_data , 'INPUT/gfs_data.tile1.nc', "read", pelist=pes)) then
           lstatus = global_att_exists(Gfs_data, "source")
           if(lstatus) call get_global_attribute(Gfs_data, "source", source)
           call close_file(Gfs_data)
         endif
-      endif
+
       deallocate(pes)
       if (.not. lstatus) then
        if (mpp_pe() == 0) write(0,*) 'INPUT source not found ',lstatus,' set source=No Source Attribute'