diff --git a/src/acom_music_box/__init__.py b/src/acom_music_box/__init__.py
index 942cfb65..7f8329a3 100644
--- a/src/acom_music_box/__init__.py
+++ b/src/acom_music_box/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 This package contains modules for handling various aspects of a music box,
 including species, products, reactants, reactions, and more.
 """
-__version__ = "2.2.1"
+__version__ = "2.2.2"
 
 from .utils import convert_time, convert_pressure, convert_temperature, convert_concentration
 from .species import Species
diff --git a/src/acom_music_box/evolving_conditions.py b/src/acom_music_box/evolving_conditions.py
index 589f4337..eaa8ded7 100644
--- a/src/acom_music_box/evolving_conditions.py
+++ b/src/acom_music_box/evolving_conditions.py
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ def from_config_JSON(
         if 'evolving conditions' in config_JSON:
             if len(config_JSON['evolving conditions'].keys()) > 0:
                 # Construct the path to the evolving conditions file
-                evolving_conditions_path = (
-                    os.path.dirname(path_to_json) +
-                    "/" +
-                    list(
-                        config_JSON['evolving conditions'].keys())[0])
+
+                evolving_conditions_path = os.path.join(
+                    os.path.dirname(path_to_json),
+                    list(config_JSON['evolving conditions'].keys())[0])
+
                 evolving_conditions = EvolvingConditions.read_conditions_from_file(
                     evolving_conditions_path, species_list, reaction_list)
 
diff --git a/src/acom_music_box/main.py b/src/acom_music_box/main.py
index b6dd522f..d3f1c01c 100644
--- a/src/acom_music_box/main.py
+++ b/src/acom_music_box/main.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def main():
 
     # create and load a MusicBox object
     myBox = MusicBox()
+    logging.info("configuration file = {}".format(musicBoxConfigFile))
     myBox.readConditionsFromJson(musicBoxConfigFile)
     logger.info("myBox = {}".format(myBox))
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ def main():
     myBox.create_solver(campConfig)
     logger.info("myBox.solver = {}".format(myBox.solver))
     mySolution = myBox.solve(os.path.join(musicBoxOutputDir, "mySolution.csv"))
-    logger.info("mySolution = {}".format(mySolution))
+    # logger.info("mySolution = {}".format(mySolution))
 
     logger.info("End time: {}".format(datetime.datetime.now()))
     sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/src/acom_music_box/reaction_list.py b/src/acom_music_box/reaction_list.py
index 247e279a..a7592caf 100644
--- a/src/acom_music_box/reaction_list.py
+++ b/src/acom_music_box/reaction_list.py
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ def from_config_JSON(cls, path_to_json, config_JSON, species_list):
         list_name = None
 
         # gets config file path
-        config_file_path = os.path.dirname(
-            path_to_json) + "/" + config_JSON['model components'][0]['configuration file']
+        config_file_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(path_to_json),
+            config_JSON['model components'][0]['configuration file'])
 
         # opnens config path to read reaction file
         with open(config_file_path, 'r') as json_file: