diff --git a/da/tools/initexit.py b/da/tools/initexit.py
index fa6c1dcf94e342f70d1d9152473cf1039b899309..ae86c2eb4e2ad29b5178e0174fcbdebd19d46997 100755
--- a/da/tools/initexit.py
+++ b/da/tools/initexit.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class CycleControl(dict):
 #            shutil.copy(os.path.join(self.dasystem['regionsfile']),os.path.join(self['dir.exec'],'da','analysis','copied_regions.nc'))
             logging.info('Copied regions file to the analysis directory: %s'%os.path.join(self.dasystem['regionsfile'])) 
             if 'extendedregionsfile' in self.dasystem:
-                shutil.copy(os.path.join(self.dasystem['extendedregionsfile']),os.path.join(self['dir.exec'],'da','analysis','copied_regions_extended.nc')) 
+#                shutil.copy(os.path.join(self.dasystem['extendedregionsfile']),os.path.join(self['dir.exec'],'da','analysis','copied_regions_extended.nc')) 
                 logging.info('Copied extended regions file to the analysis directory: %s'%os.path.join(self.dasystem['extendedregionsfile'])) 
             else: 
                 shutil.copy(os.path.join(self['dir.exec'],'da','analysis','olson_extended.nc'),os.path.join(self['dir.exec'],'da','analysis','copied_regions_extended.nc'))