diff --git a/biopet/biopet.wdl b/biopet/biopet.wdl
index b05bec413390a8e2593ffda2e7ebc73bd81e4b54..8199958e1ff7dcad1dc931abbcf5991c86a79070 100644
--- a/biopet/biopet.wdl
+++ b/biopet/biopet.wdl
@@ -248,8 +248,9 @@ task ScatterRegions {
         Int memory = 4
         Float memoryMultiplier = 3.0
         String dockerTag = "0.2--0"
+        String outputDirPath = "scatters"
     }
-    String outputDirPath = "scatters"
+
 
     command {
         set -e -o pipefail