diff --git a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
index 051acfe4913d3ef1f3421acf8bcf1880277b2e4f..f08f6b5c061a86b72e18badd09c62b9fef423477 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/pathogen/scratch/programs/artemis/
+wdir=/lustre/scratch103/sanger/
 #
 # 
 # aliases used for fasta