diff --git a/csst_common/data_manager.py b/csst_common/data_manager.py
index 2601a186bd15cbcb7be185d44b6d5392e20a99b6..b985f17d92581f8eead9d3b808df5136d7e40f13 100644
--- a/csst_common/data_manager.py
+++ b/csst_common/data_manager.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class CsstMsDataManager:
         fps = [os.path.basename(fp) for fp in fps]
         fps.sort()
 
-        print("@DM.glob_dir: {} files found with pattern: {}".format(len(fps), pattern))
+        print("{} files found with pattern: {}".format(len(fps), pattern))
         return fps
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -582,6 +582,17 @@ class CsstMsDataManager:
     def from_dfs(obs_id="100000100", datatype="mbi", dir_l0="/L1Pipeline/L0", dir_l1="/L1Pipeline/L1",
                  dfs_mode=True, dfs_node="pml"):
         """ Initialize CsstMsDataManager from DFS. """
+        # (clear and) make directories
+        if os.path.exists(dir_l0):
+            os.system(f"rm -rf {dir_l0}/*")
+        else:
+            os.mkdir(dir_l0)
+        if os.path.exists(dir_l1):
+            os.system(f"rm -rf {dir_l1}/*")
+        else:
+            os.mkdir(dir_l1)
+        os.chdir(dir_l1)
+
         print(f"Query obs_id={obs_id} ...", end="")
         records = CsstMsDataManager(dfs_node=dfs_node, verbose=False).dfs_L0DataApi.find(obs_id=obs_id)
         print(f"{records['totalCount']} records obtained!")
@@ -593,16 +604,6 @@ class CsstMsDataManager:
         else:  # in docker
             dfs_root = "/dfsroot"
 
-        # (clear and) make directories
-        if os.path.exists(dir_l0):
-            os.system(f"rm -rf {dir_l0}/*")
-        else:
-            os.mkdir(dir_l0)
-        if os.path.exists(dir_l1):
-            os.system(f"rm -rf {dir_l1}/*")
-        else:
-            os.mkdir(dir_l1)
-
         print("Making symbolic links ...")
         for i_rec in range(len(tbl)):
             os.symlink(
@@ -610,12 +611,14 @@ class CsstMsDataManager:
                 dst=os.path.join(dir_l0, os.path.basename(tbl["file_path"][i_rec])),
             )
 
+        # as from_dfs only works in docker mode
         if datatype == "mbi":
-            path_aux = "/share/L1Pipeline/aux/C5.2_ref_mbi/MSC_{}_*_{:02d}_combine.fits"
+            path_aux = "/L1Pipeline/aux/C5.2_ref_mbi/MSC_{}_*_{:02d}_combine.fits"
         elif datatype == "sls":
-            path_aux = "/share/L1Pipeline/aux/C5.2_ref_sls/csst_{:02d}{}.fits"
+            path_aux = "/L1Pipeline/aux/C5.2_ref_sls/csst_{:02d}{}.fits"
         else:
-            path_aux = ""
+            raise ValueError(f"Bad datatype: {datatype}")
+
         # initialize dm
         dm = CsstMsDataManager.from_dir(
             ver_sim="C5.2", datatype=datatype, dir_l0=dir_l0, dir_l1=dir_l1,