diff --git a/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py b/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py
index d4d2316e7db64b493368213cf7a6eab916ce791a..4937a58c8d8678610099a3ab25b57d7f4cac534f 100644
--- a/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py
+++ b/csst_ifs_sim/csst_ifs_sim.py
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ class IFSsimulator():
 
 ###############################################################################
 ###############################################################################
-    def configure(self, simnumber):
+    def configure(self, simnumber,dir_path, result_path):
         """
 
 
@@ -1958,6 +1958,10 @@ class IFSsimulator():
         self.processConfigs()
 
         self._createEmpty()
+        
+        self.information['dir_path']=dir_path
+        
+        self.information['result_path']=result_path
 
         ############################################################
 
@@ -1991,7 +1995,8 @@ class IFSsimulator():
         
         
                 
-        self.result_path= self.information['result_path']+'/'+self.source+ss+result_day      
+        self.result_path= self.information['result_path']+'/'+self.source+ss+result_day 
+        print(self.information['result_path'])
 
         if os.path.isdir(self.result_path) == False:
             os.mkdir(self.result_path)
@@ -5456,7 +5461,7 @@ class IFSsimulator():
         self.source = sourcein
 
         self.simnumber = simnumber
-        self.configure(simnumber)  # print the configfile name and path;
+        self.configure(simnumber,dir_path,result_path))  # print the configfile name and path;
 
         self.debug = self.information['debug']
 
@@ -5726,7 +5731,7 @@ class IFSsimulator():
 ############################################################################
 
 
-def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, result_path,iLoop, debug, applyhole='no'):
+def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, result_path, iLoop, debug, applyhole='no'):
     """
 
 
@@ -5763,8 +5768,6 @@ def runIFSsim(sourcein, configfile, dir_path, result_path,iLoop, debug, applyhol
     
     simulate[iLoop].information['result_path'] = result_path
     
-    
-
     simulate[iLoop].simulate(sourcein, iLoop)
 
     return 1
diff --git a/tests/test_ifs_sim.py b/tests/test_ifs_sim.py
index d7bedfeba4f496f3e7808434d476fe333306cc6a..444146e7640f9b0ab6568dd6e3285e0d26b40332 100644
--- a/tests/test_ifs_sim.py
+++ b/tests/test_ifs_sim.py
@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         print(configfile)
                 
         debug=True        
+        
         result_path=dir_path+'ifs_sim_result'
         
         csst_ifs_sim.runIFSsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, result_path, 1, debug,'no')
+        
         self.assertEqual(
             1 , 1,
             "case 4:  sim passes.",
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         print(configfile)
                 
         debug=True        
+        
         result_path=dir_path+'ifs_sim_result'
         
         csst_ifs_sim.runIFSsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, result_path, 1, debug,'no')