diff --git a/conf/shh.config b/conf/shh.config
index 159de89..d2feaff 100644
--- a/conf/shh.config
+++ b/conf/shh.config
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ params {
   max_memory = 256.GB
   max_cpus = 32
   max_time = 2.h
-}
+  //Illumina iGenomes reference file path
+  igenomes_base = "/projects1/public_data/igenomes/"
+}
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