diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/jedi/jedi.py b/ush/python/pygfs/jedi/jedi.py
index f4e9ac67c4..67b4213305 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/jedi/jedi.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/jedi/jedi.py
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ def __init__(self, config) -> None:
 
         # Create a dictionary of dictionaries for saving copies of the jcb_config
         # associated with each algorithm
-        self._jcb_configs = AttrDict()
+        self._jcb_config_dict = AttrDict()
 
         # Create a dictionary of dictionaries for saving copies of the task_config
         # used to render each JCB template
-        self._task_configs_for_jcb = AttrDict()
+        self._task_config_dict = AttrDict()
 
     @logit(logger)
     def initialize(self, task_config: AttrDict) -> None:
@@ -165,15 +165,15 @@ def render_jcb(self, task_config: AttrDict, algorithm: Optional[str] = None) ->
             pass
         else:
             raise Exception(f"FATAL ERROR: JCB algorithm must be specified as input to jedi.render_jcb(), " +
-                           "in JEDI configuration dictionary as jcb_algo, or in JCB algorithm YAML")
+                            "in JEDI configuration dictionary as jcb_algo, or in JCB algorithm YAML")
 
-        # Save copies of the task_config and jcb_config used to render this JCB template
-        self._task_configs_for_jcb[jcb_config['algorithm']] = task_config.deepcopy()
-        self._jcb_configs[jcb_config['algorithm']] = jcb_config.deepcopy()
-        
         # Generate JEDI YAML config by rendering JCB config dictionary
         jedi_input_config = render(jcb_config)
 
+        # Save copies of the task_config and jcb_config used to render this JCB template
+        self._task_config_dict[jcb_config['algorithm']] = task_config.deepcopy()
+        self._jcb_config_dict[jcb_config['algorithm']] = jcb_config.deepcopy()
+
         return jedi_input_config
 
     @logit(logger)