diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 42372b9..791764c 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ params {
     genome                     = null
     fasta                      = null
     igenomes_base              = 's3://ngi-igenomes/igenomes/'
-    config_fastq_screen        = "${projectDir}/conf"
+    config_fastq_screen        = "./conf"
     igenomes_ignore            = false
 
     // Fastqscreen options