diff --git a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
index e91614b9544d6884651f7d47f7b4a49c8bc28832..ca0823e15bf4efea23a696f4913636b6df4d57e1 100644
--- a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
+++ b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fastx=-I /software/pathogen/external/bin/fastx34_t -B -S -q -b 40 -H -l /softwar
 #
 #
 # default working directory
-wdir=/lustre/scratch103/sanger/
+wdir=/lustre/scratch108/
 #
 # 
 # aliases used for fasta