diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index f334aa8f2..35acb95ef 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ multiSlsDetector::multiSlsDetector(int id) :  slsDetectorUtils(), shmId(-1)
     thisMultiDetector->maxNumberOfChannelsPerDetector[X]=-1;
     thisMultiDetector->maxNumberOfChannelsPerDetector[Y]=-1;
 
-    /** set trimDsdir, calDir and filePath to default to home directory*/
-    strcpy(thisMultiDetector->filePath,getenv("HOME"));
+    /** set trimDsdir, calDir and filePath to default to root directory*/
+    strcpy(thisMultiDetector->filePath,"/");
     /** set fileName to default to run*/
     strcpy(thisMultiDetector->fileName,"run");
     /** set fileIndex to default to 0*/
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 455232260..053b5b7b9 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ int slsDetector::initializeDetectorSize(detectorType type) {
     /** set total number of frames to be acquired to default to 1*/
     thisDetector->totalProgress=1;
 
-    /** set trimDsdir, calDir and filePath to default to home directory*/
-    strcpy(thisDetector->filePath,getenv("HOME"));
+    /** set trimDsdir, calDir and filePath to default to root directory*/
+    strcpy(thisDetector->filePath,"/");
 
     /** set number of trim energies to 0*/
     thisDetector->nTrimEn=0;