diff --git a/src/condor/submit.py b/src/condor/submit.py
index 3c071ced..18b26c65 100755
--- a/src/condor/submit.py
+++ b/src/condor/submit.py
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ def main(args):
 def parse_args(parser):
     parser.add_argument("--git-branch", required=True, help="git branch to use", type=str)
     parser.add_argument("--script", default="src/run.py", help="script to run", type=str)
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--outdir", dest="outdir", default="outfiles", help="directory for output files", type=str
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("--outdir", default="outfiles", help="directory for output files", type=str)
     parser.add_argument(
         "--site",
         default="lpc",
diff --git a/src/condor/submit_from_yaml.py b/src/condor/submit_from_yaml.py
index 0b1bbd1b..680971b5 100644
--- a/src/condor/submit_from_yaml.py
+++ b/src/condor/submit_from_yaml.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ def add_bool_arg(parser, name, help, default=False, no_name=None):
     with Path(args.yaml).open() as file:
         samples_to_submit = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
-    args.script = "run.py"
-    args.outdir = "outfiles"
     args.test = False
     tag = args.tag
     for key, tdict in samples_to_submit.items():