diff --git a/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py b/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py
index fe08f29..6b0b992 100644
--- a/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py
+++ b/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import os
 import json
 
+STOP_FILE_NAME = "OVER.txt"
+
 
 def main():
 
@@ -147,12 +149,15 @@ def main():
 
     print('Starting MBIR..')
     rec_mbir = np.float32(MBIR(proj_data, count_data, proj_params, miscalib, vol_params, rec_params))
-    import pyqtgraph as pg
-    pg.image(rec_mbir);
-    pg.QtGui.QApplication.exec_()
+    #import pyqtgraph as pg
+    #pg.image(rec_mbir);
+    #pg.QtGui.QApplication.exec_()
     if input_dict["write_op"] == True:
         dxchange.write_tiff_stack(rec_mbir, fname=input_dict["op_path"], start=z_start, overwrite=True)
 
+    # when done write stop file in batch mode
+    #if input_dict["running_mode"] == "batch":
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py b/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py
index fd138e3..29c7967 100644
--- a/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py
+++ b/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ def run(self):
         self.dictionary_of_arguments = dictionary_of_arguments
 
         logging.info(f"-> Saving config file to be called from command line script")
-        with open("/home/j35/config_to_test_batch_mode.json", 'w') as json_file:
+        home_folder = os.path.abspath("~/")
+        json_file_name = os.path.join(home_folder, "config_batch_mode.json" )
+        with open(json_file_name, 'w') as json_file:
             json.dump(dictionary_of_arguments, json_file)
 
         current_location = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
@@ -175,8 +177,8 @@ def run(self):
         proc = subprocess.Popen(['python',
                                  script_exe,
                                  '--input_json',
-                                 "/home/j35/config_to_test_batch_mode.json",
-                                 ],
+                                 json_file_name,
+],
                                 shell=False)
         self.batch_process_id = proc