diff --git a/ftp/folderStruct_dev150.py b/ftp/folderStruct_dev150.py
index f34dc342dcec0f92284a1ed580c7aa3b6b3d3ca7..cd174b710735fe996cc9dc335f1688d4db1a8641 100755
--- a/ftp/folderStruct_dev150.py
+++ b/ftp/folderStruct_dev150.py
@@ -111,4 +111,5 @@ quakecutoff      = {
                     }
 
 setup_forbidden = ['os'         , 'sys'      , 'inspect'        , 'currAbsPath', 
-                   'currFtpPath', 'constants', 'denovoLibsHeinz', 'denovoLibsPenne' ]
+                   'currFtpPath', 'constants', 'denovoLibsHeinz', 'denovoLibsPenne',
+                   'setup_forbidden' ]
diff --git a/ftp/mkfolders.py b/mkfolders.py
similarity index 99%
rename from ftp/mkfolders.py
rename to mkfolders.py
index ff2874e43bcc8b2a4e07f5d1aa3495632c6eb1ef..93acf787eef8e438ba72e4b73ab095fda8abd86d 100755
--- a/ftp/mkfolders.py
+++ b/mkfolders.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ saves the information in PROJECT_ROOT/project_description.csv
 #creates subfolder structure
 import os,sys
 import fnmatch
-sys.path.append('lib')
+sys.path.append('ftp/lib')
 
 checkFolders    = True # check if folders are present
 for_real_really = False # really create the folders