diff --git a/csst_mci_sim/csst_mci_sim.py b/csst_mci_sim/csst_mci_sim.py
index b63d26590232c20963bd2b381c76f26c75c9167c..084d829818833843aaf689311e77c21f6c8c3b60 100644
--- a/csst_mci_sim/csst_mci_sim.py
+++ b/csst_mci_sim/csst_mci_sim.py
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ class MCIsimulator():
 ###############################################################################
 
 ###############################################################################
-    def configure(self,simnumber,source):
+    def configure(self,simnumber,source,dir_path):
         """
         Configures the simulator with input information and creates and empty array to which the final image will
         be build on.
@@ -1493,6 +1493,8 @@ class MCIsimulator():
         
         self._createEmpty()
         
+        self.information['dir_path']=dir_path
+        
         print('print information:', self.information)
         
         for key, value in self.information.items():
@@ -5605,11 +5607,11 @@ def runMCIsim(sourcein,configfile,dir_path,iLoop):
     sim= dict()
     sim[iLoop] = MCIsimulator(configfile)
     
-    sim[iLoop].configure(iLoop,sourcein)    # load the configfile; 
+    sim[iLoop].configure(iLoop,sourcein,dir_path)    # load the configfile; 
     
     sim[iLoop].information['sourcein'] =sourcein 
     
-    sim[iLoop].information['dir_path'] = dir_path
+    #sim[iLoop].information['dir_path'] = dir_path