diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5584f5696a471f602902c53b3fb2e8d488afa369..717bfa5b2dc99f88f878c675a8ee3a90f8f8b27d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ We illustrate the usefulness of the proposed methods with an Avian Influenza dat
 * Download this project from Gitlab IRSTEA
 
 * We have already put a sample dataset in the `in` folder. For the complete data, you need to retrieve the data from [Dataverse](todo). Download, unzip and place the folders into the `in/events` folder.
+
+* Finally, update the variable `MAIN_FOLDER` in the `src/consts.py` with your current folder absolute path.
   
 
 
diff --git a/src/consts.py b/src/consts.py
index 5c2e0d51d66cc56ddb744e20803aafd7f3c977a4..985e3a59ce3dae927c83c301ee8285a6f9457ac3 100755
--- a/src/consts.py
+++ b/src/consts.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ NEWS_DB_EMPRESS_I = "empres-i"
 # ====================================================
 
 #MAIN_FOLDER = os.path.abspath("..") # the absolute path of the previous level
-MAIN_FOLDER = "/home/nejat/eclipse/tetis/compebs"
+#MAIN_FOLDER = "/home/nejat/eclipse/tetis/compebs"
+MAIN_FOLDER = "<YOUR_FOLDER>"
 
 LIB_FOLDER = os.path.join(MAIN_FOLDER, "lib")
 DATA_FOLDER = os.path.join(MAIN_FOLDER, "data")