diff --git a/modeldb/modeldb-run.yaml b/modeldb/modeldb-run.yaml
index 775f409..3a4885b 100644
--- a/modeldb/modeldb-run.yaml
+++ b/modeldb/modeldb-run.yaml
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
       repl: ''
     - pattern: '^\s+\^'
       repl: ''
+    model_dir: '.'
     # this should be removed once the latest release and development branch include nrn#2027
     ignore_exit_code: true
     run:
@@ -1223,7 +1224,6 @@
       repl: ''
     - pattern: '\s*\^\s*'
       repl: ''
-    run: null
     script:
     - sed -i'.bak' -r 's/(tstop=mytstop=htmax= \(LearnDur \+ ZipDur \+ BaseDur\*2\) \*) 1e3/\1 2e1/g' params.hoc
 144579: