diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py b/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py
index c6376206b3..ed63a22230 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/task/archive.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def _archive_expdir(self, arch_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         if current_cycle in [first_full, edate]:
             # Always save the first and last
             return True
-        elif (current_cycle - first_full).total_seconds() % freq == 0:
+        elif freq != 0 and (current_cycle - first_full).total_seconds() % freq == 0:
             # Otherwise, the frequency is in hours
             return True
         else: