diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 56b89e940590b1f2b213b891fb30ffd11f0c3c8d..8cbaaedc0db9aace01cf71f893baab85e5c61a32 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function install_singularity() {
   BINDPATH=${SINGULARITY_BINDPATH}
   echo "   --> system bindpath: $BINDPATH"
   PREFIX_ROOT="/$(realpath $PREFIX | cut -d "/" -f2)"
-  for dir in /work /scratch /volatile /cache /gpfs /gpfs01 /gpfs02 $PREFIX_ROOT; do
+  for dir in /w /work /scratch /volatile /cache /gpfs /gpfs01 /gpfs02 $PREFIX_ROOT; do
     ## only add directories once
     if [[ ${BINDPATH} =~ $(basename $dir) ]]; then
       continue