diff --git a/calibrationSuite/psanaBase.py b/calibrationSuite/psanaBase.py
index 3bd2bcd..18fb09d 100755
--- a/calibrationSuite/psanaBase.py
+++ b/calibrationSuite/psanaBase.py
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ def setupPsana(self):
     def get_ds(self, run=None):
         if run is None:
             run = self.run
-        if psanaBaseNum == 1:
-            return DataSource("exp=%s:run=%d:smd" % (self.exp, run))
-        else:
+        if psanaBaseNum == 2:
             return DataSource(exp=self.exp, run=run, intg_det=self.experimentHash['detectorType'], max_events=self.maxNevents)
-        
+        else:
+            return DataSource("exp=%s:run=%d:smd" % (self.exp, run))
+
     def isKicked(self, evt):
         if psanaBaseNum == 2:
             allcodes = self.getEventCodes(evt)
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ def getFlux(self, evt):
     
     def getEvt(self):
         if psanaBaseNum == 2:
-            return self.getEvtPsana2
+            return self.getEvtPsana2()
         else:
-            return self.getEvtPsana1
+            return self.getEvtPsana1()
 
     def getStepGen(self):
         if psanaBaseNum == 2:
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def getScanValue(self, step=-1, useStringInfo=False):
         # for psana1, where we don't specify a step arg
         if step == -1: #psana1
             return self.controlData().pvControls()[0].value()
+
         ##print(self.step_value(step),self.step_docstring(step),useStringInfo)
         if useStringInfo:
             payload = self.step_docstring(step)
diff --git a/calibrationSuite/suiteBase.py b/calibrationSuite/suiteBase.py
index 28adc0e..d8e7401 100644
--- a/calibrationSuite/suiteBase.py
+++ b/calibrationSuite/suiteBase.py
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ def setupValuesFromArgs(self):
             self.location = self.args.location
         self.maxNevents = self.args.maxNevents
         self.skipNevents = self.args.skipNevents
-        self.path = self.args.path 
+        if self.outputDir == None:
+            self.outputDir = self.args.path 
 
         # if set, output folders will be relative to OUTPUT_ROOT
         # if not, they will be relative to the current script file