diff --git a/bin/redirect b/bin/redirect
index 33974ed..c7eda4b 100755
--- a/bin/redirect
+++ b/bin/redirect
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This is a wrapper for spook python script
-# It:
-# - loads the appropriate conda environment
-# - parses the variables directly to the python script
-# - deactivate enrivonment
-
-SCRIPTNAME="$0"
+SCRIPTNAME="$BASH_SOURCE"
 SCRIPTDIRNAME=$(readlink -f $(dirname "$SCRIPTNAME"))
 
 # add "bin" to PATH
@@ -16,11 +10,46 @@ fi
 
 TOOLDIR=$(dirname "$SCRIPTDIRNAME")
 TOOLNAME=$(basename "$SCRIPTNAME")
-# echo $TOOLNAME
 
-# load appropriate conda env
-. "/data/CCBR_Pipeliner/db/PipeDB/Conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" && conda activate py311
+# find out if you are running on biowulf or frce
+nbiowulf=$(scontrol show config 2>/dev/null | grep -i -c biowulf)
+if [[ "$nbiowulf" > 0 ]];then ISBIOWULF=true; else ISBIOWULF=false;fi
+nfrce=$(scontrol show config 2>/dev/null | grep -i -c fsitgl)
+if [[ "$nfrce" > 0 ]];then ISFRCE=true; else ISFRCE=false;fi
+if [[ "$HOSTNAME" == "helix.nih.gov" ]];then ISBIOWULF=true; else ISBIOWULF=false;fi
 
-${TOOLDIR}/${TOOLNAME} "$@" || true
+# load conda
+run=1
+if [[ $ISBIOWULF == true ]];then
+       . "/data/CCBR_Pipeliner/db/PipeDB/Conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+	conda activate py311
+	run=0
+elif [[ $ISFRCE == true ]];then
+       . "/mnt/projects/CCBR-Pipelines/resources/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+	conda activate py311
+	run=0
+else
+	echo "You are NOT running on BIOWULF or on FRCE"
+	version=$(python --version 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $NF}')
+	major=$(echo $version|awk -F"." '{print $1}')
+	minor=$(echo $version|awk -F"." '{print $2}')
+	if [[ "$major" -eq "3" ]]; then
+		if [[ "$minor" -ge "11" ]];then
+			echo "Satisfatory version of Python available: $version"
+			xxhashfound=$(python -c "import xxhash" 2> /dev/null; echo $?)
+			if [[ "$xxhashfound" -eq "0" ]];then
+				echo "xxhash python library present!"
+				run=0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [[ "$run" != "0" ]];then
+	echo "Please make sure that:"
+	echo "Python version >= 3.11 with xxhash library is required!"
+	fi
+fi
 
-conda deactivate 
+if [[ "$run" == "0" ]]; then
+	${TOOLDIR}/${TOOLNAME} "$@" || true
+	conda deactivate 2>/dev/null
+fi