diff --git a/ch.psi.fdaq/src/main/java/ch/psi/fdaq/FdaqConfiguration.java b/ch.psi.fdaq/src/main/java/ch/psi/fdaq/FdaqConfiguration.java
index f7c2569..8748ad9 100644
--- a/ch.psi.fdaq/src/main/java/ch/psi/fdaq/FdaqConfiguration.java
+++ b/ch.psi.fdaq/src/main/java/ch/psi/fdaq/FdaqConfiguration.java
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ public class FdaqConfiguration {
 			hostname = properties.getProperty(FdaqConfiguration.class.getPackage().getName()+".hostname", "mchip015.psi.ch");
 			port = Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty(FdaqConfiguration.class.getPackage().getName()+".port", "2233"));
 			killPort = Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty(FdaqConfiguration.class.getPackage().getName()+".killPort", "2234"));
-			dataDirectory = config+"/data";
 		}
+		dataDirectory = config+"/data";
 	}
 
 	public String getHostname() {