diff --git a/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py b/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py
index fc99696e2b6f7bacbf7eef0c98f41fb09d019152..acdaadb879b5084ab563fe95ca7730aa95185dd1 100644
--- a/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py
+++ b/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ def setup_logging(job_file_path: str, is_live: bool, log_level: str):
 
     # if there is no value set for the LOGGING_CONFIG file, set a default path.
     if not 'LOGGING_CONFIG' in os.environ:
-        log_config_path_project = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "/configs", "logger", "template_log_config.json")
+        import coordinator
+        log_config_path_project = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(coordinator.__file__), "..", "configs", "logger", "template_log_config.json")
         print(f"ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE 'LOGGING_CONFIG' IS NOT SET, UISING DEFAULT FILE - {log_config_path_project}")
     else:
         log_config_path_project = os.environ['LOGGING_CONFIG']
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ def setup_logging(job_file_path: str, is_live: bool, log_level: str):
     # if there is no value set for the central project logger in the json file, set a default path.
     if not log_config_dict['handlers']['handler_project']['filename']:
         # todo how does this work when there are several processors running at once, i.o. errors?
-        log_path_project = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "configs", "logger", "log.txt")
+        log_path_project = os.path.join(Path.home(), "ews_project_log.txt")
         print(f"'HANDLER_PROJECT' HAS NO 'FILENAME' SET TO SETTING TO {log_path_project}")
         log_config_dict['handlers']['handler_project']['filename'] = log_path_project