diff --git a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
index 1dbc7d32..b49d79ae 100755
--- a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
+++ b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
@@ -1514,6 +1514,7 @@ main() {
     if [[ -d $d ]]; then
       debug "Using output directory: $d"
       declare -g OUT_DIR="$d"
+      break
     fi
   done