diff --git a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.sh b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.sh
index 3bc8b1341d..047763749b 100755
--- a/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.sh
+++ b/rpms/awips2.core/Installer.version/scripts/profile.d/awips2.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 PATH=/awips2/tools/bin:$PATH
 if [[ ${USER} = "root" ]]; then
   alias ldmadmin='service edex_ldm'
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib64
   return
 fi
 alias cave='/awips2/cave/run.sh -alertviz -component thinclient'