diff --git a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.csh b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.csh
index 9cb4cfa1d4..9f7c7ae4e2 100755
--- a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.csh
+++ b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.csh
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ set CLI_INSTALL="/awips2/fxa"
 setenv LDMHOME "/awips2/ldm"
 setenv JAVA_HOME "${JAVA_INSTALL}"
 setenv PATH ${LDMHOME}/bin:${LDMHOME}/decoders:${LDMHOME}/util:${CLI_INSTALL}/bin:${PSQL_INSTALL}/bin:${POSTGRES_INSTALL}/bin:${HDF5_TOOLS_INSTALL}/bin:${GFESUITE_PATH}:${NOTIFICATION_INSTALL}/bin:${PYTHON_INSTALL}/bin:${JAVA_INSTALL}/bin:$PATH
-setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /awips2/ldm/lib:${PSQL_INSTALL}/lib:${POSTGRES_INSTALL}/lib:${HDF5_TOOLS_INSTALL}/lib:${NOTIFICATION_INSTALL}/lib:${QPID_LIB_DIR}:${PYTHON_INSTALL}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 set CAVE_INSTALL="/awips2/cave"
 setenv TMCP_HOME "${CAVE_INSTALL}/caveEnvironment"
 setenv FXA_HOME "${CAVE_INSTALL}/caveEnvironment"
+if $?LD_LIBRARY_PATH then
+  setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /awips2/ldm/lib:${PSQL_INSTALL}/lib:${POSTGRES_INSTALL}/lib:${HDF5_TOOLS_INSTALL}/lib:${NOTIFICATION_INSTALL}/lib:${QPID_LIB_DIR}:${PYTHON_INSTALL}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+  setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /awips2/ldm/lib:${PSQL_INSTALL}/lib:${POSTGRES_INSTALL}/lib:${HDF5_TOOLS_INSTALL}/lib:${NOTIFICATION_INSTALL}/lib:${QPID_LIB_DIR}:${PYTHON_INSTALL}/lib
+endif