diff --git a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
index 87160196..62dc027d 100755
--- a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
+++ b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ submodule get_easy_results # lol
 # @exitcode 1 if no results directories exist
 # @set EASY_RESULTS_DIRS array Globbed results files from PROJECT_SCANS_DIR/
 # @set EASY_RESULTS_FILES array Globbed results files from PROJECT_SCANS_DIR/
-# @arg $1 string Project scans (ExpJobs)
+# @arg $1 string Project scans
 get_easy_results() {
   debug "Running: ${FUNCNAME[0]}"
 
@@ -1472,10 +1472,9 @@ main() {
   TEMPLATES_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/templates"
   APPS_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/apps"
   DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d)" # change in EASYConsole.m to match
-  SCANS="${SCANS:-"./scans":-"/mnt/data/ExpJobs"}"
-  SCANS_HEIRARCHY=("./scans" "/mnt/data/scans" "/mnt/data/ExpJobs") # search for an existing scans dir in this order
+  SCANS_HEIRARCHY=("./scans" "/mnt/data/scans" "/mnt/data/ExpJobs" "./scans") # search for a scans dir in this order (and fall back to default)
   # Find a scans directory
-  for d in "${SCANS_HEIRARCHY[@]}"; do
+  [[ -z $SCANS_DIR ]] && for d in "${SCANS_HEIRARCHY[@]}"; do
     if [[ -d $d ]]; then
       SCANS_DIR="$d"
     fi