diff --git a/08-submission/gff-05-submit_to_ENA.sh b/08-submission/gff-05-submit_to_ENA.sh
index 947b1732cb5f5f0fa5e7638dd9d6bda5e21516b2..ff63831bf0468a5d55d8ef3d60a0cced216e8be3 100644
--- a/08-submission/gff-05-submit_to_ENA.sh
+++ b/08-submission/gff-05-submit_to_ENA.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ module load java
 
 MODE=$1 # either -validate or -submit
 
+cd /lisc/scratch/zoology/pycnogonum/genome/submission || exit
+
 java -jar ~/bin/webin-cli-8.0.0.jar \
     -context genome \
     -userName Webin-68127 \