diff --git a/sbmy_control/analysis/power_spectrum.py b/sbmy_control/analysis/power_spectrum.py
index f47466e..7a92370 100644
--- a/sbmy_control/analysis/power_spectrum.py
+++ b/sbmy_control/analysis/power_spectrum.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def console_main():
 
     parser.add_argument('-ps', '--power_spectrum', action='store_true', help='Plot power spectra.')
     parser.add_argument('-cc', '--cross_correlation', action='store_true', help='Plot cross correlations.')
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', type=str, required=True, help='Directory containing the fields files.')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', type=str, default='./', help='Directory containing the fields files.')
     parser.add_argument('-ref', '--reference', type=str, default=None, help='Reference field file.')
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--filenames', type=str, nargs='+', required=True, help='Field files to be plotted.')
     parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', type=str, default=None, help='Output plot file name.')
diff --git a/sbmy_control/analysis/slices.py b/sbmy_control/analysis/slices.py
index 9c8f5a5..98cbfe9 100755
--- a/sbmy_control/analysis/slices.py
+++ b/sbmy_control/analysis/slices.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def console_main():
 
     parser.add_argument('-a','--axis', type=int, default=0, help='Axis along which the slices will be taken.')
     parser.add_argument('-i','--index', type=int, default=None, help='Index of the slice along the axis.')
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', type=str, required=True, help='Directory containing the fields files.')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', type=str, default='./', help='Directory containing the fields files.')
     parser.add_argument('-ref', '--reference', type=str, default=None, help='Reference field file.')
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--filenames', type=str, nargs='+', required=True, help='Field files to be plotted.')
     parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', type=str, default=None, help='Output plot file name.')