diff --git a/biopet-core/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/core/BiopetQScript.scala b/biopet-core/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/core/BiopetQScript.scala
index a43a7bc76672f2dc98ebad37ae897750337fe467..21eec283e45419af46b7d1db230eb1ca74b714e9 100644
--- a/biopet-core/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/core/BiopetQScript.scala
+++ b/biopet-core/src/main/scala/nl/lumc/sasc/biopet/core/BiopetQScript.scala
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ trait BiopetQScript extends Configurable with GatkLogging { qscript: QScript =>
     if (config.contains("output_dir", path = Nil)) config("output_dir", path = Nil).asFile
     else new File(".")
   }
-  require(outputDir.canRead, s"No premision to read outputdir: $outputDir")
-  require(outputDir.canWrite, s"No premision to read outputdir: $outputDir")
 
   @Argument(doc = "Disable all scatters", shortName = "DSC", required = false)
   var disableScatter: Boolean = false