diff --git a/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py b/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py
index 118ab030186..3d584274e3f 100755
--- a/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py
+++ b/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import socket
 from datetime import datetime
 from collections import OrderedDict
+import os
 
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position, import-error
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "python_libs"))
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ def vtr_command_argparser(prog=None):
 
     house_keeping.add_argument(
         "-temp_dir",
-        default=None,
-        help="Directory to run the flow in (will be created if non-existent).",
+        default=os.getcwd() + "/temp",
+        help="Absolute Directory to run the flow in (will be created if non-existent).",
     )
 
     house_keeping.add_argument("-name", default=None, help="Name for this run to be output.")
@@ -521,10 +522,9 @@ def vtr_command_main(arg_list, prog=None):
     # Load the arguments
     args, unknown_args = vtr_command_argparser(prog).parse_known_args(arg_list)
     error_status = "Error"
-    if args.temp_dir is None:
-        temp_dir = Path("./temp")
-    else:
-        temp_dir = Path(args.temp_dir)
+
+    assert args.temp_dir
+    temp_dir = Path(args.temp_dir)
     # Specify how command should be run
     command_runner = vtr.CommandRunner(
         track_memory=args.track_memory_usage,