diff --git a/joj3_config_generator/models/result.py b/joj3_config_generator/models/result.py
index 40306ee..f1dd8e7 100644
--- a/joj3_config_generator/models/result.py
+++ b/joj3_config_generator/models/result.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Cmd(BaseModel):
     cpu_set_limit: str = Field("", serialization_alias="cpuSetLimit")
     copy_in: dict[str, CmdFile] = Field({}, serialization_alias="copyIn")
     copy_in_cached: dict[str, str] = Field({}, serialization_alias="copyInCached")
-    copy_in_dir: str = Field("", serialization_alias="copyInDir")
+    copy_in_dir: str = Field(".", serialization_alias="copyInDir")
     copy_out: list[str] = Field([], serialization_alias="copyOut")
     copy_out_cached: list[str] = Field([], serialization_alias="copyOutCached")
     copy_out_max: int = Field(0, serialization_alias="copyOutMax")
diff --git a/tests/basic/task.json b/tests/basic/task.json
index e7da0eb..294d15c 100644
--- a/tests/basic/task.json
+++ b/tests/basic/task.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                                 }
                             },
                             "copyInCached": {},
-                            "copyInDir": "",
+                            "copyInDir": ".",
                             "copyOut": [],
                             "copyOutCached": [
                                 "output/ex5_results.txt",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
                                 }
                             },
                             "copyInCached": {},
-                            "copyInDir": "",
+                            "copyInDir": ".",
                             "copyOut": [],
                             "copyOutCached": [
                                 "output/ex5_results2.txt",