diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 509d081..19df4d0 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ COUNT_TIME_PREFERENCE = "count_time"
 GEOMETRY_PREFERENCE = "geometry"
 ROI_PREFERENCE = "roi"
 BG_ROI_PREFERENCE = "bg_roi"
+USER_PATH_PREFERENCE = "user_path"
+USER_EXP_PREFERENCE = "user_exp"
 
 def get_count_time():
     """
@@ -174,6 +176,25 @@ def is_geometry_set():
     return get_device("wavelength") is not None
 
 
+def set_user_env(path, experiment, images_path=None):
+    """
+    Sets user folder
+    """
+    set_setting(USER_PATH_PREFERENCE, path)
+    set_setting(USER_EXP_PREFERENCE, experiment)
+    set_data_path(path + "/" +experiment)    
+    pixel.set_path((path + "/image") if  images_path is None else images_path, experiment)
+    
+def get_user_env(path, experiment):
+    return (get_setting(USER_PATH_PREFERENCE), get_setting(USER_EXP_PREFERENCE))
+
+    
+def load_user_env():
+    (path, exp) = get_user_env()
+    if path and exp:
+        set_user_env(path, exp)
+    
+
 ###################################################################################################
 #  Scan callbacks
 ###################################################################################################
@@ -399,6 +420,7 @@ def set_script_path(path):
     """
     get_context().setScriptPath(path)
 
+
 def backup_ub(name=None, destination = "{data}"):
     """Copies ub matrix (default= current) to user space.
     """
@@ -530,6 +552,7 @@ def hkllinscan(hstart, hfinish, kstart, kfinish, lstart, lfinish, number_of_step
 ###################################################################################################
 
 set_geometry(get_geometry(),True)      
+load_user_env()
 load_exp_context()