diff --git a/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh b/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh
index 175e437ace478bf51198e1a1086c4f2779ab9d35..64518e009f12f6769b2eb21a4bd70eae59f7bb6c 100644
--- a/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh
+++ b/templates/real-from-d2-ana/prepare_lbc_remote.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if [ "${LBC_DATA_IS_LOCAL}" != "True" ]; then
   # make a working directory for converting boundary conditions
   mkdir -p work/${STARTDATE}/${MEMBER} || exit
 
-  tar -zxvf ${FC_TAR_SOURCE} -C work
+  tar -zxvf ${FC_TAR_SOURCE} -C work/${STARTDATE}
 
   DYNAMICS_GRID_FILENAME=%simulation.dynamics_grid_filename%
   BOUNDARY_GRID_FILE=%simulation.lateral_boundary_grid_filename%