diff --git a/fre/make/gfdlfremake/buildDocker.py b/fre/make/gfdlfremake/buildDocker.py
index 15b77476..6d33d0d2 100644
--- a/fre/make/gfdlfremake/buildDocker.py
+++ b/fre/make/gfdlfremake/buildDocker.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def writeRunscript(self,RUNenv,containerRun,runOnDisk):
         """
         #create runscript in tmp - create spack environment, install necessary packages,
         self.createscript = ["#!/bin/bash \n",
-                             "export BACKUP_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY\n",
+                             "export BACKUP_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH\n",
                              "# Set up spack loads\n",
                              RUNenv[0]+"\n"]
         with open(runOnDisk,"w") as f: