diff --git a/code/downloader/scrapers.py b/code/downloader/scrapers.py
index 0d2b98c..4e4d85a 100644
--- a/code/downloader/scrapers.py
+++ b/code/downloader/scrapers.py
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ def pull_case(self, case, new_member_list_seen):
             download_url = self.browser.current_url
             page_source = self.browser.page_source
             if self.court == 'psc':
-                cost = 0
+                cost = 0 
             else:
                 cost = float(ftools.parse_transaction_history(page_source)['cost'])
 
diff --git a/code/parsers/parse_pacer.py b/code/parsers/parse_pacer.py
index a522a75..a20f327 100644
--- a/code/parsers/parse_pacer.py
+++ b/code/parsers/parse_pacer.py
@@ -877,11 +877,9 @@ def case_runner(case, output_dir, court, debug, force_rerun, count, member_df, l
     '''
     Case parser management
     '''
-    # Get the output path (??? seems like it's trying to make sure to use the new get_expected_path)
+    # Get the output path
     case_fname = Path(case['docket_paths'][0]).stem
-    pacer_dir = Path(output_dir).resolve().parent.parent
-    outname = ftools.get_expected_path(ucid=case['ucid'], pacer_path=pacer_dir)
-    # outname = Path(output_dir) / f"{case_fname}.json"
+    outname = ftools.get_expected_path(ucid=case['ucid'], manual_subdir_path=output_dir)
 
     if force_rerun or not outname.exists(): # Check whether the output file exists already
         case_data = process_html_file(case, member_df, court = court)
@@ -999,7 +997,7 @@ def parse(input_dir, output_dir, summaries_dir, court=None, all_courts=False, de
 @click.command()
 @click.argument('input-dir')
 @click.option('--output-dir', '-o', default=None, type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False),
-                help="Directory to place parsed output, if none provided defaults to INPUT_DIR/json ")
+                help="Directory to place parsed output, if none provided defaults to INPUT_DIR/../json ")
 @click.option('--summaries-dir', '-s', default=None, type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False),
                 help="Directory to place parsed output, if none provided defaults to INPUT_DIR/summaries ")
 @click.option('--court', '-c', default=None,
@@ -1023,4 +1021,5 @@ def parser(**kwargs ):
     parse(**kwargs)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    parser()
\ No newline at end of file
+    parser()
+
diff --git a/code/support/fhandle_tools.py b/code/support/fhandle_tools.py
index ff26c6d..e2950f7 100644
--- a/code/support/fhandle_tools.py
+++ b/code/support/fhandle_tools.py
@@ -573,13 +573,14 @@ def _get_expected_path_old_(ucid, subdir='json', pacer_path=settings.PACER_PATH,
 
     return pacer_path / court / subdir / fname
 
-def get_expected_path(ucid, subdir='json', pacer_path=settings.PACER_PATH, def_no=None, update_ind=None):
+def get_expected_path(ucid, subdir='json', manual_subdir_path=None, pacer_path=settings.PACER_PATH, def_no=None, update_ind=None):
     '''
     Find the expected path of case-level data files
 
     Inputs:
         - ucid (str): case ucid
         - subdir (str): the subdirectory to look in (see scrapers.PacerCourtDir), one of 'html', 'json', 'docs', 'summaries', 'members'
+        - manual_subdir_path (str): (mainly for parser) the directory in which to locate the expected path, rather than pacer_path/court/subdir
         - pacer_path (Path): path to pacer data directory
         - def_no (str or int): the defendant no., if specifying a defendant-specific docket
         - update_ind (int): update index (for html files), passed through to generate_docket_filename
@@ -591,11 +592,15 @@ def get_expected_path(ucid, subdir='json', pacer_path=settings.PACER_PATH, def_n
     court, case_no = ucid_data['court'], ucid_data['case_no']
     year_part = decompose_caseno(case_no)['year']
 
-    # Build the filepath
+    # Build the filename
     ext = SUBDIR_EXTENSIONS[subdir]
     fname = generate_docket_filename(case_no, ext=ext, def_no=def_no, ind=update_ind)
 
-    return pacer_path / court / subdir / year_part / fname
+    # Build the full filepath
+    if manual_subdir_path:
+        return Path(manual_subdir_path).resolve() / year_part / fname
+    else:
+        return pacer_path / court / subdir / year_part / fname
 
 def filename_to_ucid(fname, court):
     fpath = Path(fname)