diff --git a/pyzebra/anatric.py b/pyzebra/anatric.py
index 799b396..e50ef4b 100644
--- a/pyzebra/anatric.py
+++ b/pyzebra/anatric.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ DATA_FACTORY_IMPLEMENTATION = [
     "morph",
     "d10",
 ]
+
 REFLECTION_PRINTER_FORMATS = [
     "rafin",
     "rafinf",
@@ -20,10 +21,11 @@ REFLECTION_PRINTER_FORMATS = [
     "oksana",
 ]
 
+ANATRIC_PATH = "/afs/psi.ch/project/sinq/rhel7/bin/anatric"
 ALGORITHMS = ["adaptivemaxcog", "adaptivedynamic"]
 
 
-def anatric(config_file, anatric_path="/afs/psi.ch/project/sinq/rhel7/bin/anatric", cwd=None):
+def anatric(config_file, anatric_path=ANATRIC_PATH, cwd=None):
     comp_proc = subprocess.run(
         [anatric_path, config_file],
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
diff --git a/pyzebra/app/cli.py b/pyzebra/app/cli.py
index 79ed80e..49654f1 100644
--- a/pyzebra/app/cli.py
+++ b/pyzebra/app/cli.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from bokeh.application.application import Application
 from bokeh.application.handlers import ScriptHandler
 from bokeh.server.server import Server
 
+from pyzebra.anatric import ANATRIC_PATH
 from pyzebra.app.handler import PyzebraHandler
 
 logging.basicConfig(format="%(asctime)s %(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ def main():
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--anatric-path", type=str, default=None, help="path to anatric executable",
+        "--anatric-path", type=str, default=ANATRIC_PATH, help="path to anatric executable",
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/pyzebra/app/panel_hdf_anatric.py b/pyzebra/app/panel_hdf_anatric.py
index 439eb87..6fac642 100644
--- a/pyzebra/app/panel_hdf_anatric.py
+++ b/pyzebra/app/panel_hdf_anatric.py
@@ -347,10 +347,7 @@ def create():
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
             temp_file = temp_dir + "/config.xml"
             config.save_as(temp_file)
-            if doc.anatric_path:
-                pyzebra.anatric(temp_file, anatric_path=doc.anatric_path, cwd=temp_dir)
-            else:
-                pyzebra.anatric(temp_file, cwd=temp_dir)
+            pyzebra.anatric(temp_file, anatric_path=doc.anatric_path, cwd=temp_dir)
 
             with open(os.path.join(temp_dir, config.logfile)) as f_log:
                 output_log.value = f_log.read()