diff --git a/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/action/JobLaunchAction.java b/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/action/JobLaunchAction.java
index e472a4e64..fd5306dee 100644
--- a/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/action/JobLaunchAction.java
+++ b/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/action/JobLaunchAction.java
@@ -167,7 +167,19 @@
  * </p>
  * </td>
  * </tr>
- * *
+ * <tr>
+ * <td>
+ * <p>
+ * projectSpaceDir
+ * </p>
+ * </td>
+ * <td>
+ * <p>
+ * The absolute path string of the ICE project directory. This can be found with
+ * IProject.getLocation().toOSString().
+ * </p>
+ * </td>
+ * </tr>
  * <tr>
  * <td>
  * <p>
@@ -342,6 +354,12 @@ public class JobLaunchAction extends Action implements Runnable {
 	 */
 	private String username;
 
+	/**
+	 * The absolute path of the IProject being used by this job launch. It can
+	 * be retrieved with IProject.getLocation().toOSString().
+	 */
+	private String projectSpaceDir;
+
 	/**
 	 * <!-- begin-UML-doc -->
 	 * <p>
@@ -804,11 +822,12 @@ protected void launchLocally() {
 
 		// Local Declarations
 		FormStatus launchStatus;
-		String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
-		String userHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
-		String localProjectDir = userHome + separator + "ICEFiles" + separator
-				+ "default";
-		File workingDirectory = new File(execDictionary.get("workingDir"));
+		// String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
+		// String userHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
+		// String localProjectDir = userHome + separator + "ICEFiles" +
+		// separator
+		// + "default";
+		// File workingDirectory = new File(execDictionary.get("workingDir"));
 
 		// Loop over the stages and launch them so long as the status marks them
 		// as processed. This needs to be done sequentially, so use a regular,
@@ -1062,18 +1081,17 @@ protected void launchRemotely() {
 		String homeDir = System.getProperty("user.home");
 		String localDirectoryPath = "";
 
-		// Create a local directory where created files can be downloaded 
+		// Create a local directory where created files can be downloaded
 		// from the remote host
-		localDirectoryPath = homeDir + separator + "ICEFiles" + separator
-				+ "default" + separator + "jobs" + separator
+		localDirectoryPath = projectSpaceDir + separator + "jobs" + separator
 				+ "remoteIceLaunch_" + shortDate.format(currentDate);
 		localStorageDir = new File(localDirectoryPath);
-		
+
 		// Create the directory if it doesn't already exist
 		if (!localStorageDir.exists()) {
 			localStorageDir.mkdirs();
 		}
-		
+
 		// Place this in the action map so others can reference it later
 		execDictionary.put("workingDir", localDirectoryPath);
 
@@ -1524,8 +1542,7 @@ private void setWorkingDirectoryName() {
 		// Set the name of the working directory properly if it is a local
 		// launch
 		if (isLocal.get()) {
-			launchDir = homeDir + separator + "ICEFiles" + separator
-					+ "default" + separator + "jobs" + separator
+			launchDir = projectSpaceDir + separator + "jobs" + separator
 					+ workingDirectoryBaseName;
 		} else if (execDictionary.get("hostname").equals("titan.ccs.ornl.gov")) {
 			// Get the project directory
@@ -1571,6 +1588,7 @@ public void run() {
 			stdOutFileName = execDictionary.get("stdOutFileName");
 			stdErrFileName = execDictionary.get("stdErrFileName");
 			hostname = execDictionary.get("hostname");
+			projectSpaceDir = execDictionary.get("projectSpaceDir");
 			uploadInput = Boolean.valueOf(execDictionary.get("uploadInput"));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/jobLauncher/JobLauncher.java b/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/jobLauncher/JobLauncher.java
index 7ca58b630..480fc20e8 100644
--- a/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/jobLauncher/JobLauncher.java
+++ b/src/org.eclipse.ice.item/src/org/eclipse/ice/item/jobLauncher/JobLauncher.java
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ private FormStatus fillActionDataMap() {
 		Entry fileEntry = null, mpiEntry = null;
 		int numProcs = 1, numTBBThreads = 1;
 
+		// Get the project space directory 
+		String projectSpace = project.getLocation().toOSString();
+
 		// Assign the data components
 		fileData = (DataComponent) form.getComponent(JobLauncherForm.filesId);
 		parallelData = (DataComponent) form
@@ -704,6 +707,7 @@ private FormStatus fillActionDataMap() {
 		actionDataMap.put("hostname", hostname);
 		actionDataMap.put("os", os);
 		actionDataMap.put("accountCode", accountCode);
+		actionDataMap.put("projectSpaceDir", projectSpace);
 		// Add the number of processors to the action data dictionary. It will
 		// always be at least 1.
 		actionDataMap.put("numProcs", String.valueOf(numProcs));
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ice.client.test/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/test/ItemProcessorTester.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ice.client.test/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/test/ItemProcessorTester.java
index 5fb3bea6b..e387d972d 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ice.client.test/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/test/ItemProcessorTester.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ice.client.test/src/org/eclipse/ice/client/test/ItemProcessorTester.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public void checkProcessing() {
 
 		// Give the thread a little time to do its work
 		try {
-			Thread.sleep(500);
+			Thread.sleep(1000);
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			// Fail if an exception is caught
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public void checkProcessing() {
 
 		// Give the thread a little time to do its work
 		try {
-			Thread.sleep(500);
+			Thread.sleep(1000);
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			// Fail if an exception is caught
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public void checkProcessing() {
 		itemProcessor.cancelled();
 		// Give the thread a little time to do its work
 		try {
-			Thread.sleep(500);
+			Thread.sleep(1000);
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			// Fail if an exception is caught