diff --git a/std-det-writer/include/JFH5Writer.hpp b/std-det-writer/include/JFH5Writer.hpp
index f413792..b979285 100644
--- a/std-det-writer/include/JFH5Writer.hpp
+++ b/std-det-writer/include/JFH5Writer.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 class JFH5Writer {
 
-    const std::string root_folder_;
     const std::string detector_name_;
+    const std::string root_folder_;
 
     static const int64_t NO_RUN_ID = -1;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class JFH5Writer {
     void close_file();
 
 public:
-    explicit JFH5Writer(const BufferUtils::DetectorConfig& config);
+    explicit JFH5Writer(
+            const std::string detector_name, const std::string root_folder);
     ~JFH5Writer();
 
     void open_run(int64_t run_id,
diff --git a/std-det-writer/src/JFH5Writer.cpp b/std-det-writer/src/JFH5Writer.cpp
index 811060f..3e58a1d 100644
--- a/std-det-writer/src/JFH5Writer.cpp
+++ b/std-det-writer/src/JFH5Writer.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace buffer_config;
 using namespace live_writer_config;
 
-JFH5Writer::JFH5Writer(const BufferUtils::DetectorConfig& config):
-        root_folder_(config.buffer_folder),
-        detector_name_(config.detector_name)
+JFH5Writer::JFH5Writer(
+        const std::string detector_name, const std::string root_folder):
+            detector_name_(detector_name),
+            root_folder_(root_folder)
 {
 }