diff --git a/bec_config_template.yaml b/bec_config_template.yaml
index 284c9335..94a3370f 100644
--- a/bec_config_template.yaml
+++ b/bec_config_template.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ scibec:
 service_config:
   file_writer:
     plugin: default_NeXus_format
+    base_path: ./ 
+  log_writer:
     base_path: ./
   scilog:
     env_file: ./