diff --git a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
index 146e9b3d303f3eef8bccdb474bc6f469208e1967..218c0a813dd709b50ff439a9681e443765b9333f 100644
--- a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
+++ b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ default_db=%uniprot_bacteria
 #
 # remote directories to use as roots in the file manager
 remotedir.PD=/nfs/pathdata
+remotedir.PD2=/nfs/pathdata2
 remotedir.YP=/nfs/disk222/yeastpub
 # local directories to use as roots in the file manager
 localdir.PD=/nfs/pathdata