diff --git a/piranha/utils/config.py b/piranha/utils/config.py
index 6203a4c..d5ba306 100644
--- a/piranha/utils/config.py
+++ b/piranha/utils/config.py
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@
 
 VALUE_CONFIGURATION_TABLE_FIELDS = [
                     KEY_MIN_READ_LENGTH,KEY_MAX_READ_LENGTH,KEY_MIN_MAP_QUALITY,KEY_MIN_READS,KEY_MIN_ALN_BLOCK,
-                    KEY_MIN_PCENT,KEY_MEDAKA_MODEL,KEY_PRIMER_LENGTH,KEY_ANALYSIS_MODE,KEY_RUN_PHYLO
+                    KEY_MIN_PCENT,KEY_MEDAKA_MODEL,KEY_PRIMER_LENGTH,KEY_ANALYSIS_MODE,KEY_RUN_PHYLO,
+                    KEY_READDIR
                     ]
 
 # file names