diff --git a/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/UQengine.py b/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/UQengine.py
index 6478d423d..9662105a6 100644
--- a/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/UQengine.py
+++ b/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/UQengine.py
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ def cleanup_workdir(self):  # noqa: C901, D102
         for del_pkl in del_pkls:
             os.remove(del_pkl)  # noqa: PTH107
 
-        try:
-            del_errs = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.work_dir, '*err'))  # noqa: PTH118, PTH207
-            for del_err in del_errs:
-                os.remove(del_err)  # noqa: PTH107
-        except:  # noqa: S110, E722
-            pass
+        #try:
+        #    del_errs = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.work_dir, '*err'))  # noqa: PTH118, PTH207
+        #    for del_err in del_errs:
+        #        os.remove(del_err)  # noqa: PTH107
+        #except:  # noqa: S110, E722
+        #    pass
 
         if glob.glob(os.path.join(self.work_dir, 'templatedir', 'results.out')):  # noqa: PTH118, PTH207
             try:
diff --git a/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/surrogateBuild.py b/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/surrogateBuild.py
index 8bc55ae10..a4853a3e0 100644
--- a/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/surrogateBuild.py
+++ b/modules/performUQ/SimCenterUQ/surrogateBuild.py
@@ -86,17 +86,26 @@
     print('Failed to import module:' + moduleName)  # noqa: T201
 
 
-errFileName = os.path.join(os.getcwd(),'dakota.err')  # noqa: N816
-develop_mode = (len(sys.argv)==7) # a flag for develeopmode
+
+print("Initializing error log file..")
+print(f"Current working dir (getcwd): {os.getcwd()}")
+
+work_dir_tmp = sys.argv[1].replace(os.sep, '/')
+errFileName = os.path.join(work_dir_tmp,'dakota.err')  # noqa: N816
+
+develop_mode = (len(sys.argv)==8) # a flag for develeopmode
 if develop_mode:
     # import matplotlib
     # matplotlib.use('TkAgg')
     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-    print("developer mode")
+    print("Developer mode")
 else:
     with open(errFileName, 'w') as f:
         f.write("")
     sys.stderr = open(errFileName, 'w')  # noqa: SIM115, PTH123
+    print(f"Error file created at: {errFileName}")
+
+
 
 #
 # Modify GPy package