diff --git a/src/murfey/client/__init__.py b/src/murfey/client/__init__.py
index 4cc6b7108..14693da75 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/__init__.py
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ def run():
         software_versions=machine_data.get("software_versions", {}),
         # sources=[Path(args.source)],
         # watchers=source_watchers,
-        default_destination=args.destination
-        or f"{machine_data.get('rsync_module') or 'data'}/{datetime.now().year}",
+        default_destination=args.destination or str(datetime.now().year),
         demo=args.demo,
         processing_only_mode=server_routing_prefix_found,
     )
diff --git a/src/murfey/client/tui/screens.py b/src/murfey/client/tui/screens.py
index 06b6890da..a9e6499d4 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/tui/screens.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/tui/screens.py
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ def determine_default_destination(
     elif machine_data.get("data_directories"):
         for data_dir in machine_data["data_directories"]:
             if source.resolve() == Path(data_dir):
-                _default = (
-                    destination
-                    + f"{machine_data.get('rsync_module') or 'data'}/{visit}"
-                )
+                _default = f"{destination}/{visit}"
                 break
             else:
                 try:
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ def determine_default_destination(
         else:
             _default = ""
     else:
-        _default = destination + f"/{visit}"
+        _default = f"{destination}/{visit}"
     return (
         _default + f"/{extra_directory}"
         if not _default.endswith("/")