diff --git a/scripts/aste/common.py b/scripts/aste/common.py
index 49d1003..0961dfa 100644
--- a/scripts/aste/common.py
+++ b/scripts/aste/common.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 
 ## output directories
 #outdir    = 'out/'
-script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-current_outdir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'current_outdir.conf')
+current_outdir = './current_outdir.conf'
 
 with open(current_outdir) as f:
     outdir = f.readline().strip()