diff --git a/scripts/slurm_checkjob b/scripts/slurm_checkjob
index 559f26d..d919b3e 100755
--- a/scripts/slurm_checkjob
+++ b/scripts/slurm_checkjob
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Wraper script for slurm job check
 # Args are the Job ID
 # Returns back Running, Finished, Pending or Unknown
-#
+#  Ensure that slurm_submit and slurm_checkjob are in the PATH . ~/.local_settings may need to be updated 
 JS=$(squeue -j $1 -o %t --noheader)
 
 if [ -z "$JS" ] ; then
diff --git a/scripts/slurm_submit b/scripts/slurm_submit
index 58459d8..0f5293e 100755
--- a/scripts/slurm_submit
+++ b/scripts/slurm_submit
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 # Wrapper script for Slurm batch submit
 # Args are submit script, outputfile, and error file
 # Return the job id via stdout
+# Ensure that  slurm_submit and slurm_checkjob are in the PATH . ~/.local_settings may need to be updated 
+
+module purge
+PATH=/usr/common/software/bin:/usr/common/mss/bin:/usr/common/nsg/bin:/opt/ovis/bin:/opt/ovis/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin
 
 SUBMIT=$1
 LOGFILE=$2
 ERRFILE=$3
 
-sbatch -o $LOGFILE -e $ERRFILE $SUBMIT
+sbatch -o $LOGFILE -e $ERRFILE $SUBMIT|sed 's/Submitted batch job //'