diff --git a/video_prediction_tools/HPC_scripts/preprocess_data_era5_step1_template.sh b/video_prediction_tools/HPC_scripts/preprocess_data_era5_step1_template.sh
index afee9a5742a98c191ebbd9a4f130c18905e99d94..4e71142f23e4f701f1a3ef5fedd5074cafbf247c 100644
--- a/video_prediction_tools/HPC_scripts/preprocess_data_era5_step1_template.sh
+++ b/video_prediction_tools/HPC_scripts/preprocess_data_era5_step1_template.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ min_year=$( printf "%d\n" "${years[@]}" | sort -nr | tail -1 )
 # set some paths
 # note, that destination_dir is used during runtime to set a proper experiment directory
 exp_id=xxx                                          # experiment identifier is set by 'generate_workflow_runscripts.sh'
-source_dir=/p/project/deepacf/deeprain/video_prediction_shared_folder/extractedData
+source_dir=/p/scratch/deepacf/video_prediction_shared_folder/extractedData
 destination_dir=/p/project/deepacf/deeprain/video_prediction_shared_folder/preprocessedData/era5-Y${min_year}to${max_year}M01to12
 script_dir=`pwd`