diff --git a/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py b/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py
index 8c7d8f441..b5e766a80 100644
--- a/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py
+++ b/openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("OpenFPGA_Task_logs")
 # = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
 # Read commandline arguments
 # = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
+task_script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("tasks", nargs="+")
 parser.add_argument(
@@ -76,14 +77,12 @@ parser.add_argument("--continue_on_fail", action="store_true", help="Exit script
 parser.add_argument(
     "--show_thread_logs", action="store_true", help="Skips logs from running thread"
 )
-parser.add_argument("--default_tool_path", type=str, default=os.path.join(flow_script_dir, os.pardir, "misc", "fpgaflow_default_tool_path.conf"), help="The configuraton file contains paths to tools as well as keywords to be extracted from logs")
-parser.add_argument(
+parser.add_argument("--default_tool_path", type=str, default=os.path.join(task_script_dir, os.pardir, "misc", "fpgaflow_default_tool_path.conf"), help="The configuraton file contains paths to tools as well as keywords to be extracted from logs")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 # = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
 # Read script configuration file
 # = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
-task_script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 script_env_vars = {
     "PATH": {
         "OPENFPGA_FLOW_PATH": task_script_dir,