diff --git a/LoadCSVData.pl b/LoadCSVData.pl
index b7340e4..b05f5ac 100755
--- a/LoadCSVData.pl
+++ b/LoadCSVData.pl
@@ -138,12 +138,11 @@ sub matlabCalc {
         #print $ENV{"HOME"} . "\n";
         $ENV{"HOME"} = "/" . $ENV{"HOME"};
 
-        my $cmd_elab =
-          "timeout $matlab_timeout $matlab_cmd $matlab_rt $unit $tool";
-
-        #my $args = "sh -c \'cd $matlab_func_dir; pwd; $cmd_elab\'";
-
-        my $args = 'cd $matlab_func_dir; $cmd_elab';
+        chdir($matlab_func_dir)
+          or die "cannot change: $!\n";
+        print getTimeStamp("log")
+          . " - pid $$ >> current dir: $matlab_func_dir\n";
+        my $args = "timeout $matlab_timeout $matlab_cmd $matlab_rt $unit $tool";
 
         if ( system($args) != 0 ) {
             my $argscat =