diff --git a/acis_thermal_check/main.py b/acis_thermal_check/main.py
index 79330400..fb67d8f2 100644
--- a/acis_thermal_check/main.py
+++ b/acis_thermal_check/main.py
@@ -141,11 +141,12 @@ def run(self, args, override_limits=None):
             print(f"acis_thermal_check version {version}")
             return
 
-        # First, record the selected state builder in the class attributes
-        self.state_builder = make_state_builder(args.state_builder, args)
-
+        # First, do some initial setup and log important information.
         proc = self._setup_proc_and_logger(args)
 
+        # Record the selected state builder in the class attributes
+        self.state_builder = make_state_builder(args.state_builder, args)
+
         # If args.run_start is not none, write validation and prediction
         # data to a pickle later
         self.write_pickle = args.run_start is not None
diff --git a/acis_thermal_check/state_builder.py b/acis_thermal_check/state_builder.py
index f474e837..4f9cc38b 100644
--- a/acis_thermal_check/state_builder.py
+++ b/acis_thermal_check/state_builder.py
@@ -199,8 +199,11 @@ def get_prediction_states(self, tbegin):
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class ACISStateBuilder(StateBuilder):
 
-    def __init__(self, interrupt=False, backstop_file=None, nlet_file=None,
-                 verbose=2, logger=None):
+    def __init__(self, interrupt=False, 
+                       backstop_file=None,
+                       nlet_file=None,
+                       outdir=None,
+                       verbose=2, logger=None):
         """
         Give the ACISStateBuilder arguments that were passed in
         from the command line and get the backstop commands from the load
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ def __init__(self, interrupt=False, backstop_file=None, nlet_file=None,
         logger : Logger object, optional
             The Python Logger object to be used when logging.
         """
+
         # Import the BackstopHistory class
         from backstop_history import BackstopHistory
 
@@ -230,6 +234,7 @@ def __init__(self, interrupt=False, backstop_file=None, nlet_file=None,
         # Create an instance of the Backstop command History Class
         self.BSC = BackstopHistory.Backstop_History_Class('ACIS-Continuity.txt', 
                                                            self.nlet_file, 
+                                                           outdir,
                                                            verbose)
         super(ACISStateBuilder, self).__init__()
 
diff --git a/acis_thermal_check/utils.py b/acis_thermal_check/utils.py
index b98a0e76..b751c77f 100644
--- a/acis_thermal_check/utils.py
+++ b/acis_thermal_check/utils.py
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ def make_state_builder(name, args):
         state_builder = builder_class(interrupt=args.interrupt,
                                       backstop_file=args.backstop_file,
                                       nlet_file=args.nlet_file,
+                                      outdir=args.outdir,
                                       verbose=args.verbose,
                                       logger=mylog)
     else: