diff --git a/polaris/ocean/tasks/cosine_bell/forward.py b/polaris/ocean/tasks/cosine_bell/forward.py
index a761408e0..19ae04ee0 100644
--- a/polaris/ocean/tasks/cosine_bell/forward.py
+++ b/polaris/ocean/tasks/cosine_bell/forward.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ def __init__(self, component, name, subdir, resolution, mesh, init):
                          yaml_filename='forward.yaml',
                          output_filename='output.nc',
                          validate_vars=validate_vars,
-                         graph_target=f'{init.path}/graph.info')
+                         graph_target=f'{mesh.path}/graph.info')
diff --git a/polaris/ocean/tasks/geostrophic/forward.py b/polaris/ocean/tasks/geostrophic/forward.py
index 15b45482a..1e788b468 100644
--- a/polaris/ocean/tasks/geostrophic/forward.py
+++ b/polaris/ocean/tasks/geostrophic/forward.py
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ def __init__(self, component, name, subdir, resolution, mesh, init):
                          yaml_filename='forward.yaml',
                          output_filename='output.nc',
                          validate_vars=validate_vars,
-                         graph_target=f'{init.path}/graph.info')
+                         graph_target=f'{mesh.path}/graph.info')
diff --git a/polaris/ocean/tasks/sphere_transport/forward.py b/polaris/ocean/tasks/sphere_transport/forward.py
index 96485b111..c795993af 100644
--- a/polaris/ocean/tasks/sphere_transport/forward.py
+++ b/polaris/ocean/tasks/sphere_transport/forward.py
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ def __init__(self, component, name, subdir, resolution, base_mesh, init,
                          output_filename='output.nc',
                          validate_vars=validate_vars,
                          options=namelist_options,
-                         graph_target=f'{init.path}/graph.info')
+                         graph_target=f'{base_mesh.path}/graph.info')