diff --git a/ARCH/openfpga_arch_template/k4_frac_N8_register_scan_chain_caravel_io_skywater130nm_fdhd_cc_openfpga.xml b/ARCH/openfpga_arch_template/k4_frac_N8_register_scan_chain_caravel_io_skywater130nm_fdhd_cc_openfpga.xml
index 7f0803b..5fb44c4 100644
--- a/ARCH/openfpga_arch_template/k4_frac_N8_register_scan_chain_caravel_io_skywater130nm_fdhd_cc_openfpga.xml
+++ b/ARCH/openfpga_arch_template/k4_frac_N8_register_scan_chain_caravel_io_skywater130nm_fdhd_cc_openfpga.xml
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
     <segment name="L4" circuit_model_name="chan_segment"/>
   </routing_segment>
   <direct_connection>
+    <direct name="shift_register" circuit_model_name="direct_interc"/>
     <direct name="scan_chain" circuit_model_name="direct_interc" type="column" x_dir="positive" y_dir="positive"/>
   </direct_connection>
   <tile_annotations>
diff --git a/ARCH/vpr_arch/k4_frac_N8_tileable_register_scan_chain_nonLR_caravel_io_skywater130nm.xml b/ARCH/vpr_arch/k4_frac_N8_tileable_register_scan_chain_nonLR_caravel_io_skywater130nm.xml
index 235dccd..fcfbea8 100644
--- a/ARCH/vpr_arch/k4_frac_N8_tileable_register_scan_chain_nonLR_caravel_io_skywater130nm.xml
+++ b/ARCH/vpr_arch/k4_frac_N8_tileable_register_scan_chain_nonLR_caravel_io_skywater130nm.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
       <!--pinlocations pattern="spread"/-->
       <pinlocations pattern="custom">
         <loc side="left">clb.clk</loc>
-        <loc side="top">clb.reg_in clb.sc_in clb.O[7:0] clb.I0 clb.I0i clb.I1 clb.I1i clb.I2 clb.I2i clb.I3 clb.I3i </loc>
+        <loc side="top">clb.reg_in clb.sc_in clb.O[7:0] clb.I0 clb.I0i clb.I1 clb.I1i clb.I2 clb.I2i clb.I3 clb.I3i</loc>
         <loc side="right">clb.O[15:8] clb.I4 clb.I4i clb.I5 clb.I5i clb.I6 clb.I6i clb.I7 clb.I7i</loc>
         <loc side="bottom">clb.reg_out clb.sc_out</loc>
       </pinlocations>
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
     </segment>
   </segmentlist>
   <directlist>
+    <direct name="shift_register" from_pin="clb.reg_out" to_pin="clb.reg_in" x_offset="0" y_offset="-1" z_offset="0"/>
     <direct name="scan_chain" from_pin="clb.sc_out" to_pin="clb.sc_in" x_offset="0" y_offset="-1" z_offset="0"/>
   </directlist>
   <complexblocklist>