diff --git a/testbeam_analysis/tools/analysis_utils.py b/testbeam_analysis/tools/analysis_utils.py
index b8f169bd..f7e8db39 100644
--- a/testbeam_analysis/tools/analysis_utils.py
+++ b/testbeam_analysis/tools/analysis_utils.py
@@ -1002,8 +1002,9 @@ def download_scibo(public_secret, path, filename):
 
     if not output:
         output = os.path.basename(path)
-
-    output_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(path))
+        output_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(path))
+    else:
+        output_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(output))
 
     if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(output_path, output)):
         # Create output folder