diff --git a/src/HHbbVV/bash/run_local.sh b/src/HHbbVV/bash/run_local.sh
index de5304c5..a012cddf 100755
--- a/src/HHbbVV/bash/run_local.sh
+++ b/src/HHbbVV/bash/run_local.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # done
 
 
-year=2018
+year=2016APV
 processor=skimmer
 extraargs="--maxchunks 20000"
 # extraargs="--no-inference"
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ extraargs="--maxchunks 20000"
 OUTPUTDIR="tmp/test_outputs/$year"
 mkdir -p $OUTPUTDIR
 
-python -W ignore src/run.py --processor $processor --year $year --samples HH --subsamples GluGluToHHTobbVV_node_cHHH1 --save-systematics --starti 0 --endi 1 $extraargs
-label="GluGluToHHTobbVV_node_cHHH1"
-mkdir -p $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles
-mv "0-1.parquet" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet/
-mv "outfiles/0-1.pkl" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles/
+# python -W ignore src/run.py --processor $processor --year $year --samples HH --subsamples GluGluToHHTobbVV_node_cHHH1 --save-systematics --starti 0 --endi 1 $extraargs
+# label="GluGluToHHTobbVV_node_cHHH1"
+# mkdir -p $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles
+# mv "0-1.parquet" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet/
+# mv "outfiles/0-1.pkl" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles/
 
 # python -W ignore src/run.py --processor $processor --year $year --samples XHY --subsamples NMSSM_XToYHTo2W2BTo4Q2B_MX-3000_MY-250 --save-systematics --starti 0 --endi 1 $extraargs
 # label="NMSSM_XToYHTo2W2BTo4Q2B_MX-3000_MY-250"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mv "outfiles/0-1.pkl" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles/
 # mv "0-1.parquet" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet/
 # mv "outfiles/0-1.pkl" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles/
 
-python -W ignore src/run.py --processor $processor --year $year --samples "JetHT$year" --subsamples "JetHT_Run${year}F" --save-systematics --starti 0 --endi 1 $extraargs
+python -W ignore src/run.py --processor $processor --year $year --samples "JetHT2016" --subsamples "JetHT_Run2016D_HIPM" --save-systematics --starti 0 --endi 1 $extraargs
 label="JetHT_Run${year}D"
 mkdir -p $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet $OUTPUTDIR/$label/pickles
 mv "0-1.parquet" $OUTPUTDIR/$label/parquet/
diff --git a/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py b/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py
index 8cdea46a..b0e8e1da 100644
--- a/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py
+++ b/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def process(self, events: ak.Array):
 
         metfilters = np.ones(len(events), dtype="bool")
         metfilterkey = "data" if isData else "mc"
-        for mf in self.metfilters[year][metfilterkey]:
+        for mf in self.metfilters[year[:4]][metfilterkey]:
             if mf in events.Flag.fields:
                 metfilters = metfilters & events.Flag[mf]
 
diff --git a/src/condor/check_jobs.py b/src/condor/check_jobs.py
index 6765ca3a..74f6a0e4 100644
--- a/src/condor/check_jobs.py
+++ b/src/condor/check_jobs.py
@@ -33,32 +33,36 @@
 trigger_processor = args.processor.startswith("trigger")
 
 eosdir = f"/eos/uscms/store/user/{args.user}/bbVV/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/{args.year}/"
+user_condor_dir = f"/uscms/home/{args.user}/nobackup/HHbbVV/condor/"
 
 samples = listdir(eosdir)
 jdls = [
     jdl
-    for jdl in listdir(
-        f"/uscms/home/{args.user}/nobackup/HHbbVV/condor/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/"
-    )
+    for jdl in listdir(f"{user_condor_dir}/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/")
     if jdl.endswith(".jdl")
 ]
 
-jdl_dict = {
-    sample: np.sort(
+# get the highest numbered .jdl file to know how many output files there should be
+jdl_dict = {}
+for sample in samples.copy():
+    sorted_jdls = np.sort(
         [
             int(jdl[:-4].split("_")[-1])
             for jdl in jdls
             if jdl.split("_")[0] == args.year and "_".join(jdl.split("_")[1:-1]) == sample
         ]
-    )[-1]
-    + 1
-    for sample in samples
-}
+    )
+
+    if len(sorted_jdls):
+        jdl_dict[sample] = sorted_jdls[-1] + 1
+    else:
+        # if for some reason a folder exists in EOS but no .jdl file
+        samples.remove(sample)
 
 
 running_jobs = []
 if args.check_running:
-    os.system("condor_q | awk '{print $9}' > running_jobs.txt")
+    os.system(f"condor_q {args.user}" "| awk '{print $9}' > running_jobs.txt")
     with Path("running_jobs.txt").open() as f:
         lines = f.readlines()
 
@@ -81,8 +85,10 @@
                     print(f"Job #{i} for sample {sample} is running.")
                     continue
 
-                jdl_file = f"condor/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.jdl"
-                err_file = f"condor/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/logs/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.err"
+                jdl_file = (
+                    f"{user_condor_dir}/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.jdl"
+                )
+                err_file = f"{user_condor_dir}/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/logs/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.err"
                 print(jdl_file)
                 missing_files.append(jdl_file)
                 err_files.append(err_file)
@@ -114,8 +120,10 @@
                 continue
 
             print_red(f"Missing output pickle #{i} for sample {sample}")
-            jdl_file = f"condor/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.jdl"
-            err_file = f"condor/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/logs/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.err"
+            jdl_file = f"{user_condor_dir}/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.jdl"
+            err_file = (
+                f"{user_condor_dir}/{args.processor}/{args.tag}/logs/{args.year}_{sample}_{i}.err"
+            )
             missing_files.append(jdl_file)
             err_files.append(err_file)
             if args.submit_missing: