diff --git a/mache/machines/polaris.cfg b/mache/machines/polaris.cfg
index 08c06543..1a1089e8 100644
--- a/mache/machines/polaris.cfg
+++ b/mache/machines/polaris.cfg
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ base_path = /lus/grand/projects/E3SMinput/soft/e3sm-unified
 base_path = /lus/grand/projects/E3SMinput/diagnostics
 
 # the unix group for permissions for diagnostics
-group = E3SM
+group = E3SMinput
 
 
 # The parallel section describes options related to running jobs in parallel