diff --git a/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py b/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py
index 6b0b992..f4644c7 100644
--- a/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py
+++ b/src/pyMBIR_UI/recon_HFIR_script_batch.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import os
 import json
 
-STOP_FILE_NAME = "OVER.txt"
+STOP_FILE_NAME = "OVER.json"
 
 
 def main():
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def main():
 
     # when done write stop file in batch mode
     #if input_dict["running_mode"] == "batch":
-
+    #    with open(STOP_FILE_NAME
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py b/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py
index 29c7967..8fb5403 100644
--- a/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py
+++ b/src/pyMBIR_UI/reconstruction_launcher.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def run(self):
         self.dictionary_of_arguments = dictionary_of_arguments
 
         logging.info(f"-> Saving config file to be called from command line script")
-        home_folder = os.path.abspath("~/")
+        home_folder = os.path.expanduser("~")
         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)