diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 99797be7745a0dcc7a9e42714b7ac7a113074681..0af568fd4d87dd3f2ca872998284ddef8a11d8fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ env:
   script:
     - ./util/print_env.sh
     - mkdir -p /scratch/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}_${CI_PIPELINE_ID}
+    - mkdir -p /scratch/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}_${CI_PIPELINE_ID}/sim_output
 
 detector:
   stage: initialize
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ get_data:
   stage: data_init
   needs: ["detector"]
   script:
-    - git clone --depth=1 https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/EIC/datasets.git datasets
-    - ln -s datasets/data
-    - mkdir -p results
-    - mkdir -p sim_output
+    - ln -s ${LOCAL_DATA_PATH}/sim_output sim_output
+    - ln -s ${LOCAL_DATA_PATH}/datasets/data data
+    - cd ${LOCAL_DATA_PATH} && git clone --depth=1 https://eicweb.phy.anl.gov/EIC/datasets.git datasets
+
 
 #generate_config:
 #  stage: ci_gen
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ roman_pot_simu:
   needs: 
     - ["get_data","detector"]
   script:
-    - cp NPDet/src/detectors/trackers/compact/elements.xml ./.
-    - cp NPDet/src/detectors/trackers/compact/materials.xml ./.
     - bash benchmarks/trackers/roman_pot_simu.sh
 
 roman_pot_nhits: