diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/gfs_cycled_xml.py b/workflow/rocoto/gfs_cycled_xml.py
index d697c368178..d5cc07b2b15 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/gfs_cycled_xml.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/gfs_cycled_xml.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_cycledefs(self):
 
         if interval_gfs > to_timedelta("0H"):
             sdate_gfs = self._base['SDATE_GFS']
-            edate_gfs = sdate_gfs + (edate - sdate_gfs)//interval_gfs * interval_gfs
+            edate_gfs = sdate_gfs + ( (edate - sdate_gfs) // interval_gfs ) * interval_gfs
             sdate_gfs_str = sdate_gfs.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")
             edate_gfs_str = edate_gfs.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")
             interval_gfs_str = timedelta_to_HMS(interval_gfs)