diff --git a/conf/vsc_ugent.config b/conf/vsc_ugent.config
index f2558fc..6875f19 100644
--- a/conf/vsc_ugent.config
+++ b/conf/vsc_ugent.config
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ singularity {
     cacheDir = "$scratch_dir/singularity"
 }
 
+env {
+    SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR="$scratch_dir/.singularity"
+}
+
 // Define profiles for each cluster
 profiles {
     skitty {
@@ -35,7 +39,6 @@ profiles {
             executor = 'slurm'
             queue = 'skitty'
             maxRetries = 2
-            beforeScript = "export SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR=$scratch_dir/.singularity"
             scratch = "$scratch_dir"
         }
     }
@@ -54,7 +57,6 @@ profiles {
             executor = 'slurm'
             queue = 'swalot'
             maxRetries = 2
-            beforeScript = "export SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR=$scratch_dir/.singularity"
             scratch = "$scratch_dir"
         }
     }
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@ profiles {
             executor = 'slurm'
             queue = 'victini'
             maxRetries = 2
-            beforeScript = "export SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR=$scratch_dir/.singularity"
             scratch = "$scratch_dir"
         }
     }
@@ -92,7 +93,6 @@ profiles {
             executor = 'slurm'
             queue = 'kirlia'
             maxRetries = 2
-            beforeScript = "export SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR=$scratch_dir/.singularity"
             scratch = "$scratch_dir"
         }
     }
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ profiles {
             executor = 'slurm'
             queue = 'doduo'
             maxRetries = 2
-            beforeScript = "export SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR=$scratch_dir/.singularity"
             scratch = "$scratch_dir"
         }
     }