diff --git a/parsl/providers/lsf/template.py b/parsl/providers/lsf/template.py
index c3db6ac594..970a1356c9 100644
--- a/parsl/providers/lsf/template.py
+++ b/parsl/providers/lsf/template.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 #BSUB -W ${walltime}
 #BSUB -J ${jobname}
-#BSUB -o ${submit_script_dir}/${jobname}.submit.stdout
-#BSUB -e ${submit_script_dir}/${jobname}.submit.stderr
+#BSUB -cwd ${submit_script_dir}
+#BSUB -o ${jobname}.submit.stdout
+#BSUB -e ${jobname}.submit.stderr
 ${scheduler_options}
 
 ${worker_init}