diff --git a/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py b/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py
index ad3dff9bf960f9b8e82b0aa55fb3ac78337e0169..76a76125da0927ac894481f74e97eae5c1b1e112 100644
--- a/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py
+++ b/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py
@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ from scipy.interpolate import interp1d
 import astropy.coordinates as coord
 import ctypes
 import sys
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 sys.path.append('./csst_ifs_sim')
-
-=======
-from .ifs_so import cdm03bidir
-
-##sys.path.append('./csst_ifs_sim')
->>>>>>> 3c92e871e126af516215590e5354597cadc796d9
 conf.auto_max_age = None
 
 """
@@ -241,15 +234,11 @@ class CDM03bidir():
 #################################################################################
 ###modify
         #sys.path.append('../so') 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
         try:
             from ifs_so import cdm03bidir
         except:
             from .ifs_so import cdm03bidir
-            
-=======
-        
->>>>>>> 3c92e871e126af516215590e5354597cadc796d9
+                
         # from ifs_so.cdm03.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu import cdm03bidir
         # import cdm03bidir
         CTIed = cdm03bidir.cdm03(np.asfortranarray(data),
@@ -1947,7 +1936,7 @@ class IFSsimulator():
 
 ###############################################################################
 ###############################################################################
-    def configure(self, sourcein,  dir_path, result_path, simnumber, debug, applyhole):
+    def configure(self, simnumber):
         """
 
 
@@ -1971,16 +1960,6 @@ class IFSsimulator():
         self.processConfigs()
 
         self._createEmpty()
-        
-        self.information['dir_path']=dir_path
-        
-        self.information['result_path']=result_path
-        
-        self.information['debug'] = debug
-        
-        self.source=sourcein
-        
-        self.simnumber=simnumber
 
         ############################################################
 
@@ -1988,9 +1967,10 @@ class IFSsimulator():
 
         result_day = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
 
-        
+        # self.information['holemask']
+
         if self.source == 'LAMP':
-            if applyhole == 'yes':
+            if self.information['holemask'] == 'yes':
                 ss = '_with_hole_'
             else:
                 ss = '_no_hole_'
@@ -1998,23 +1978,18 @@ class IFSsimulator():
         else:
             ss = '_'
 
-        # if self.information['dir_path'] == '/nfsdata/share/simulation-unittest/ifs_sim/':
-        #     self.result_path = self.information['dir_path'] + \
-        #         self.information['result_path']+'/'+self.source+ss+result_day
-        # else:
+        if self.information['dir_path'] == '/nfsdata/share/simulation-unittest/ifs_sim/':
+            self.result_path = self.information['dir_path'] + \
+                self.information['result_path']+'/'+self.source+ss+result_day
+        else:
 
-        #     home_path = os.environ['HOME']
+            home_path = os.environ['HOME']
 
-        #     if home_path == '/home/yan':
+            if home_path == '/home/yan':
 
-        #         self.result_path = '../IFS_simData/'+self.source+ss+result_day
-        #     else:
-        #         self.result_path = '/data/ifspip/CCD_ima/'+self.source+ss+result_day
-        
-        
-                
-        self.result_path= self.information['result_path']+'/'+self.source+ss+result_day 
-        print(self.information['result_path'])
+                self.result_path = '../IFS_simData/'+self.source+ss+result_day
+            else:
+                self.result_path = '/data/ifspip/CCD_ima/'+self.source+ss+result_day
 
         if os.path.isdir(self.result_path) == False:
             os.mkdir(self.result_path)
@@ -5491,8 +5466,7 @@ class IFSsimulator():
         self.source = sourcein
 
         self.simnumber = simnumber
-        
-        #self.configure(simnumber,dir_path,result_path)  # print the configfile name and path;
+        self.configure(simnumber)  # print the configfile name and path;
 
         self.debug = self.information['debug']
 
@@ -5762,7 +5736,7 @@ class IFSsimulator():
 ############################################################################
 
 
-def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, result_path, iLoop, debug, applyhole):
+def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, iLoop, debug, applyhole='no'):
     """
 
 
@@ -5786,9 +5760,6 @@ def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, result_path, iLoop, debug, applyho
 
     simulate = dict()
     simulate[iLoop] = IFSsimulator(configfile)
-    
-    simulate[iLoop].configure(sourcein,  dir_path, result_path, iLoop, debug, applyhole)    # load the configfile; 
-    
 
     if applyhole == 'yes' and sourcein == 'LAMP':
         simulate[iLoop].information['holemask'] = 'yes'
@@ -5796,12 +5767,10 @@ def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, result_path, iLoop, debug, applyho
         simulate[iLoop].information['holemask'] = 'no'
 
     ### dir_path = os.path.join(os.environ['UNIT_TEST_DATA_ROOT'], 'ifs_sim/')
-    # simulate[iLoop].information['dir_path'] = dir_path
+    simulate[iLoop].information['dir_path'] = dir_path
+
+    simulate[iLoop].information['debug'] = debug
 
-    # simulate[iLoop].information['debug'] = debug
-    
-    # simulate[iLoop].information['result_path'] = result_path
-    
     simulate[iLoop].simulate(sourcein, iLoop)
 
     return 1