diff --git a/benchmarks/clustering/full_cal_clusters.sh b/benchmarks/clustering/full_cal_clusters.sh
index 220a636033aa11feb65b237c1c123f26d31084f9..71b4db4a029d51b1d973bfdaeae87132c8823dd7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/clustering/full_cal_clusters.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/clustering/full_cal_clusters.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ do
 done
 set -- "${POSITIONAL[@]}" # restore positional parameters
 
-export JUGGLER_COMPACT_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml
-
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then
   export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=1000
 fi
@@ -73,6 +71,11 @@ if [[ ! -n  "${FULL_CAL_PMAX}" ]] ; then
   export FULL_CAL_PMIN=10.0
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -n "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}" ]] ; then
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+fi
+
+compact_path=${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml
 export JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG="${nametag}"
 export JUGGLER_GEN_FILE="gen_${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc"
 
@@ -81,7 +84,8 @@ export JUGGLER_DIGI_FILE="digi_${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.root"
 export JUGGLER_REC_FILE="rec_${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.root"
 
 echo "JUGGLER_N_EVENTS = ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}"
-echo "JUGGLER_COMPACT_PATH = ${JUGGLER_COMPACT_PATH}"
+echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH = ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}"
+echo "JUGGLER_DETECTOR = ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}"
 
 # Generate the input events
 python benchmarks/imaging_ecal/scripts/gen_particles.py ${JUGGLER_GEN_FILE} -n ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}\
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ npsim --runType batch \
       -v WARNING \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy "1*TeV" \
       --numberOfEvents ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS} \
-      --compactFile ${JUGGLER_COMPACT_PATH} \
+      --compactFile ${compact_path} \
       --inputFiles ${JUGGLER_GEN_FILE} \
       --outputFile ${JUGGLER_SIM_FILE}
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_clusters.py b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_clusters.py
index 426e7c2e235ab59e35b16696d2059e00987584a5..0b6b34830d43c35e5b2ade2de011b0f9e83d4444 100644
--- a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_clusters.py
+++ b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_clusters.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from Configurables import ApplicationMgr, EICDataSvc, PodioInput, PodioOutput, G
 from GaudiKernel.SystemOfUnits import MeV, GeV, mm, cm, mrad
 
 detector_name = str(os.environ.get("JUGGLER_DETECTOR", "athena"))
-detector_path = str(os.environ.get("DETECTOR_PATH", "."))
+detector_path = str(os.environ.get("JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH", "."))
 compact_path = os.path.join(detector_path, detector_name)
 
 # get sampling fractions from system environment variable, 1.0 by default
diff --git a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_digi.py b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_digi.py
index b0681023ce1295f3767ef5793093091833a98aaf..8850e17c7fbdd2513a5adf3555dc14f1d5281563 100644
--- a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_digi.py
+++ b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_digi.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from Configurables import ApplicationMgr, EICDataSvc, PodioInput, PodioOutput, G
 from GaudiKernel.SystemOfUnits import MeV, GeV, mm, cm, mrad
 
 detector_name = str(os.environ.get("JUGGLER_DETECTOR", "athena"))
-detector_path = str(os.environ.get("DETECTOR_PATH", "."))
+detector_path = str(os.environ.get("JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH", "."))
 compact_path = os.path.join(detector_path, detector_name)
 
 # input and output
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh b/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh
index de2e3bbc7e7d071766447d296af96864e06373b2..67e082318e3ba4356b2f74b26f89afa5229dcd27 100644
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_electrons.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ print_env.sh
 ## You can ready options/env.sh for more in-depth explanations of the variables
 ## and how they can be controlled.
 source options/env.sh
-export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+if [[ ! -n "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}" ]] ; then
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then 
   export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=100
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ npsim --runType batch \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy 1000*GeV  \
       -v WARNING \
       --numberOfEvents ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS} \
-      --compactFile ${DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
+      --compactFile ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
       --inputFiles  ${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc \
       --outputFile  ${JUGGLER_SIM_FILE}
 # Need to figure out how to pass file name to juggler from the commandline
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_pi0s.sh b/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_pi0s.sh
index bed60cd518b56e4e2c78410fbe6d9c717d2ee1cb..c3895aedd6ea6680d3a395ac815d4aafbb4d258e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_pi0s.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/emcal_pi0s.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then
   export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=100
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -n "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}" ]] ; then
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+fi
+
 # File names
 export JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG="emcal_uniform_pi0s"
 export JUGGLER_GEN_FILE="${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc"
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ npsim --runType batch \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy 1000*GeV  \
       -v WARNING \
       --numberOfEvents ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS} \
-      --compactFile ${DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
+      --compactFile ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
       --inputFiles  ${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc \
       --outputFile  ${JUGGLER_SIM_FILE}
 if [[ "$?" -ne "0" ]] ; then
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/full_emcal_electrons.sh b/benchmarks/ecal/full_emcal_electrons.sh
index e30364abf6ab762d37104a45f35f673aa828368b..b634d19e3441206eeab780ab9abc479d5be6bbbb 100644
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/full_emcal_electrons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/full_emcal_electrons.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ print_env.sh
 ## You can ready options/env.sh for more in-depth explanations of the variables
 ## and how they can be controlled.
 source options/env.sh
-export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+if [[ ! -n "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}" ]] ; then
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then 
   export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=100
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ npsim --runType batch \
       -v WARNING \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy 1*GeV  \
       --numberOfEvents ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS} \
-      --compactFile ${DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
+      --compactFile ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
       --inputFiles ${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc \
       --outputFile  ${JUGGLER_SIM_FILE}
 # Need to figure out how to pass file name to juggler from the commandline
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py b/benchmarks/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
index 706a7fd75f8177b6a5f2ae39fe9b8578ff421047..e9adbe716450acb5187930921f9262c9d8362506 100644
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/options/crystal_calorimeter_reco.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR" in os.environ :
   detector_name = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR"])
 
 detector_path = "topside"
-if "DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
-  detector_path = str(os.environ["DETECTOR_PATH"]) 
+if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
+  detector_path = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH"]) 
 
 # todo add checks
 input_sim_file = "jug_input.root"
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh b/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh
index c4482b21ed84272a47a00ca95e973f6838a3d564..bd6351d8c9200ddb33c31e2a2ea068b170e7bd72 100755
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_electrons.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ print_env.sh
 ## You can ready options/env.sh for more in-depth explanations of the variables
 ## and how they can be controlled.
 source options/env.sh
-export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+if [[ ! -n "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}" ]] ; then
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then 
   export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=1000
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ npsim --runType batch \
       -v WARNING \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy 0.5*GeV  \
       --numberOfEvents ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS} \
-      --compactFile ${DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
+      --compactFile ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
       --inputFiles ${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc \
       --outputFile ${JUGGLER_SIM_FILE}
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pions.sh b/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pions.sh
index da4091333fd1c6c49d9281a5654f0eb82a68d4c4..b25086a56bfcccabdb480173582b25de6d5cfb52 100755
--- a/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pions.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/ecal/run_emcal_barrel_pions.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ print_env.sh
 ## You can ready options/env.sh for more in-depth explanations of the variables
 ## and how they can be controlled.
 source options/env.sh
-export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+if [[ ! -n "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}" ]] ; then
+  export JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH=${DETECTOR_PATH}
+fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then 
   export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=1000
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ npsim --runType batch \
       -v WARNING \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy 0.5*GeV  \
       --numberOfEvents ${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS} \
-      --compactFile ${DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
+      --compactFile ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH}/${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}.xml \
       --inputFiles ${JUGGLER_FILE_NAME_TAG}.hepmc \
       --outputFile ${JUGGLER_SIM_FILE}
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/imaging_shower_ML/sim_rec_tag.py b/benchmarks/imaging_shower_ML/sim_rec_tag.py
index 1b227979e2e004c71af7638b0fa6b50b171ea301..1f7c4b282f4b18cb45b7542fc7aa4610da3fb763 100755
--- a/benchmarks/imaging_shower_ML/sim_rec_tag.py
+++ b/benchmarks/imaging_shower_ML/sim_rec_tag.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import subprocess
 import argparse
 
 
-default_compact = os.path.join(os.environ.get('DETECTOR_PATH', ''),
+default_compact = os.path.join(os.environ.get('JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH',  os.environ.get('DETECTOR_PATH', '')),
         '{}.xml'.format(os.environ.get('JUGGLER_DETECTOR', '')))
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('-n', '--numberOfEvents', dest='nev', type=int, default=100, help='Number of events to process.')
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py b/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
index ba2cbf0b744c15ba46c8c25e09ff1e2e03305e3e..6c27c691a12e2defc17dcc9d7f6f1d120882a034 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR" in os.environ :
   detector_name = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR"])
 
 detector_path = ""
-if "DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
-  detector_path = str(os.environ["DETECTOR_PATH"])
+if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
+  detector_path = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH"])
 
 # todo add checks
 input_sim_file  = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_SIM_FILE"])
diff --git a/options/tracker_reconstruction.py b/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
index 87130a7c491ea444ab5243e76c556b8e9d62c2cf..19ca4255d7e49d2098d970fcd542771256cc2a8e 100644
--- a/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
+++ b/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ output_rec_file = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_REC_FILE"])
 n_events = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_N_EVENTS"])
 
 detector_path = detector_name
-if "DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
-    detector_path = str(os.environ["DETECTOR_PATH"])
+if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
+    detector_path = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH"])
 
 geo_service  = GeoSvc("GeoSvc",
         detectors=["{}/{}.xml".format(detector_path, detector_name)])