diff --git a/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py b/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py
index 9da87d0faa..ee4c3bab6a 100644
--- a/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py
+++ b/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/stat_analysis/test_stat_analysis.py
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ def set_minimum_config_settings(config):
           'MODEL1': '{custom}',
           'MODEL_LIST': '{custom}'},
          {'METPLUS_MODEL': 'model = ["CUSTOM_MODEL"];'}),
+        # 17 - fcst_lev
+        ({'FCST_LEVEL_LIST': 'R5'},
+         {'METPLUS_FCST_LEVEL': 'fcst_lev = ["R5"];'}),
+        # 17 - obs_lev
+        ({'OBS_LEVEL_LIST': 'R7'},
+         {'METPLUS_OBS_LEVEL': 'obs_lev = ["R7"];'}),
     ]
 )
 @pytest.mark.wrapper_d
diff --git a/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py b/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py
index 180908f542..f8b7f2a94d 100755
--- a/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py
+++ b/metplus/wrappers/stat_analysis_wrapper.py
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ def _run_stat_analysis_job(self, runtime_settings):
                 value = f'"{value}"'
             else:
                 value = f'[{value}]'
-            value = f'{item.lower()} = {value};'
+            item = item.lower().replace('_level', '_lev')
+            value = f'{item} = {value};'
             self.env_var_dict[key] = value
 
         # send environment variables to logger