diff --git a/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py b/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
index 5899db0..571b203 100755
--- a/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
+++ b/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def get_data(fobj=None):
             header=None,
             names=header,
             index_col=False,
-            error_bad_lines=False,
+            on_bad_lines='warn',
             dtype={
                 "year": str,
                 "doy": str,
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_data(fobj=None):
             header=None,
             names=header,
             index_col=False,
-            error_bad_lines=False,
+            on_bad_lines='warn',
             dtype={
                 "year": str,
                 "doy": str,
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def get_data(fobj=None, time="current"):
             names=header,
             index_col=False,
             usecols=columns,
-            error_bad_lines=False,
+            on_bad_lines='warn',
             dtype=dtype,
             parse_dates=[["year", "doy", "hhmm"]],
             date_parser=argo_to_datetime,
diff --git a/getARGO_SOAP.py b/getARGO_SOAP.py
index c3b4470..20955d6 100644
--- a/getARGO_SOAP.py
+++ b/getARGO_SOAP.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 History:
   2018-03-14: Make it so either the program number or platform id can be submitted
-
+  2024-10-30: Remove 'data' directory hard coded into download path
 Note:
     To get an idea of all functions available
     python -mzeep http://ws-argos.clsamerica.com/argosDws/services/DixService?wsdl
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@
 
 datestr = startDate.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')+'_'+endDate.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
 if args.idMode in ['programNumber']:
-    with open("data/" + ".".join(['ARGO_'+datestr,filetype]), 'w') as f:
+    with open(".".join(['ARGO_'+datestr,filetype]), 'w') as f:
       f.write(result)
 elif args.idMode in ['platformId']:
-    with open("data/" + ".".join(['ARGO_'+args.idnumber+'_'+datestr,filetype]), 'w') as f:
+    with open(".".join(['ARGO_'+args.idnumber+'_'+datestr,filetype]), 'w') as f:
       f.write(result)
 else:
-    print("No file written")  
\ No newline at end of file
+    print("No file written")