diff --git a/weis/glue_code/runWEIS.py b/weis/glue_code/runWEIS.py
index d07cb6164..bda9a2fd6 100644
--- a/weis/glue_code/runWEIS.py
+++ b/weis/glue_code/runWEIS.py
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ def run_weis(fname_wt_input, fname_modeling_options, fname_opt_options,
         color_i = 0
         rank = 0
 
-    # make the folder_output relative to the input, if it's a relative path
-    analysis_input_dir = os.path.dirname(opt_options['fname_input_analysis'])
-    opt_options['general']['folder_output'] = os.path.join(analysis_input_dir,opt_options['general']['folder_output'])
-
     folder_output = opt_options['general']['folder_output']
     if rank == 0 and not os.path.isdir(folder_output):
         os.makedirs(folder_output,exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/weis/inputs/analysis_schema.yaml b/weis/inputs/analysis_schema.yaml
index 70917ccd9..f93e050cd 100644
--- a/weis/inputs/analysis_schema.yaml
+++ b/weis/inputs/analysis_schema.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ properties:
             folder_output:
                 type: string
                 default: output
-                description: Name of folder to dump output files
+                description: Name of folder to dump output files. The path can be absolute or relative. When a relative path is defined, the path starts from folder where WEIS is run.
             fname_output:
                 type: string
                 default: output