diff --git a/conf/config.json b/conf/config.json
index cc0b658..42fb67f 100755
--- a/conf/config.json
+++ b/conf/config.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             "cancel_url":"cancel_url"
         }   
 	},
+	"skills_dir": "$[workdir]$/skills",
 	"filesroot":"$[workdir]$/files",
 	"databases":{
 		"sage":{