diff --git a/scripts/crawler.py b/scripts/crawler.py
index 07858de..5ac1452 100644
--- a/scripts/crawler.py
+++ b/scripts/crawler.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if os.path.isfile(urlpath):
 instancepath=rootpath+'www/participants/'+instance
 verifiedcsvfile=instancepath+'/verified.csv'
 blcsvfile=instancepath+'/blacklist.csv'
-crawlerdir=instancepath+'/crawler'
+crawlerdir=rootpath+'/crawler'
 if not os.path.exists(crawlerdir):
     os.makedirs(crawlerdir)