diff --git a/ews/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py b/ews/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py
index d7d6fcebb40f8325dab1034cf6d2fb1db1b1203c..7ea98111d6a66ed6f89a46136789918fceb582fc 100644
--- a/ews/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py
+++ b/ews/coordinator/utils/processor_utils.py
@@ -389,13 +389,6 @@ def setup_logging(job_file_path: str,
 
     log_config_dict['handlers']['handler_job']['filename'] = job_file_path
 
-    # 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(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
-
     if is_live:
         # TODO: smtp handler can only use tls, but ssl is more secure. Look into defining/writing a suitable smtp handler
         log_config_dict['handlers']['handler_buffered_email']['server'] = (gmail_config['host'], gmail_config['port'])
diff --git a/pipeline_resources/configs/coordinator/template_sys_config_EastAfrica.json b/pipeline_resources/configs/coordinator/template_sys_config_EastAfrica.json
index dd41b68c5ff72e28c6f979763569e75bc564c98e..d6e0dda5bc88991d6db21e3260e6d69d540a85b7 100644
--- a/pipeline_resources/configs/coordinator/template_sys_config_EastAfrica.json
+++ b/pipeline_resources/configs/coordinator/template_sys_config_EastAfrica.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     "StartString" : "?",
     "ProjectRoot" : "<path to project root>",
     "MetoFTP" : "<path to MetoFTP>",
-    "WorkspacePathout" : "${ProjectRoot}/regions/EastAfrica/workspace/",
-    "WorkspacePath" : "${ProjectRoot}/regions/EastAfrica/workspace/",
-    "ConfigsPath" : "${ProjectRoot}/code/coordinator/pipeline_resources/configs/coordinator/pipeline_resources/configs/",
+    "WorkspacePathout" : "${ProjectRoot}/regions/EastAfrica/workspace",
+    "WorkspacePath" : "${ProjectRoot}/regions/EastAfrica/workspace",
+    "ConfigsPath" : "${ProjectRoot}/code/coordinator/pipeline_resources/configs",
     "AssetsPath" : "${ProjectRoot}/regions/EastAfrica/resources/assets",
-    "LoggingConfigPath" : "${ConfigsPath}/coordinator/template_log_config.json",
+    "LoggingConfigPath" : "${ConfigsPath}/coordinator/log_config.json",
     "PLACES_SHAPE_FILE": "${ProjectRoot}/regions/EastAfrica/resources/assets/plotting/gis_data/common/places_shape/east_africa_places.shp"
 }