diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/bcftools/1.7/bcftools.def b/src/singularity_modules/bcftools/1.7/bcftools.def
index 1d3535653014ed88d79ad49e4b23a03412013446..bf6172609d347799725cb602ca11a8f8f1902127 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/bcftools/1.7/bcftools.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/bcftools/1.7/bcftools.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
BCFTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
PACKAGES=bcftools=${BCFTOOLS_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/bedtools/2.25.0/bedtools.def b/src/singularity_modules/bedtools/2.25.0/bedtools.def
index 0ca0f9ef362991a45cc0bf101ed82d81de356d60..5bf1e2d9c35e4c41eca53f947808fef2f4ee413b 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/bedtools/2.25.0/bedtools.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/bedtools/2.25.0/bedtools.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:16.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
BEDTOOLS_VERSION=2.25.0
PACKAGES=bedtools=${BEDTOOLS_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/bioawk/1.0/bioawk.def b/src/singularity_modules/bioawk/1.0/bioawk.def
index a5678b646c7cee4bb058c1bd316c1e35be763983..e2b5e76677485923c5d5788454fe3bb1a2371153 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/bioawk/1.0/bioawk.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/bioawk/1.0/bioawk.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
BIOAWK_VERSION=1.0
PACKAGES="git \
build-essential \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/bowtie/1.2.2/bowtie.def b/src/singularity_modules/bowtie/1.2.2/bowtie.def
index 79da11614f57813f69f3ac863606e2c5fa69efc8..047c3cebfe7e48d120fa570d0a4ebdcdd842099d 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/bowtie/1.2.2/bowtie.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/bowtie/1.2.2/bowtie.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
BOWTIE_VERSION=1.2.2
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
PACKAGES="bowtie=${BOWTIE_VERSION}* \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/bowtie2/2.3.4.1/bowtie2.def b/src/singularity_modules/bowtie2/2.3.4.1/bowtie2.def
index 73a177e449b3e3acb2330909edfb055cac9cb709..294916eebcd90f46a0265e7a0dbbab2de3109176 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/bowtie2/2.3.4.1/bowtie2.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/bowtie2/2.3.4.1/bowtie2.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
BOWTIE2_VERSION=2.3.4.1
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
PACKAGES="bowtie2=${BOWTIE2_VERSION}* \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/bwa/0.7.17/bwa.def b/src/singularity_modules/bwa/0.7.17/bwa.def
index b2c8b22fd8953f61d7921bc9335dca0f6e11e55e..1071c4fc07633c533ed81ee11891a65ab1b62783 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/bwa/0.7.17/bwa.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/bwa/0.7.17/bwa.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
BWA_VERSION=0.7.17
SAMBLASTER_VERSION=0.1.24
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/canu/1.6/canu.def b/src/singularity_modules/canu/1.6/canu.def
index c9d0a4ece7945509d00ff199cff6abffc613c489..cd0636aa218734306f5f49204d03af6e5143966f 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/canu/1.6/canu.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/canu/1.6/canu.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
CANU_VERSION=1.6
PACKAGES=canu=${CANU_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.14/cutadapt.def b/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.14/cutadapt.def
index 90cafb605f282faf8fa836ef7eea5c6e99f8fa5d..e04cc9a803b1d41f16948921fb09fbe6060113f8 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.14/cutadapt.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.14/cutadapt.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
CUTADAPT_VERSION=1.14
PACKAGES="bash \
python3 \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.15/cutadapt.def b/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.15/cutadapt.def
index 041f3a18dd8fea721bedb3e39cd9b0ab0f73187c..113af2059b0a333bea33bd37f464bd5905550e05 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.15/cutadapt.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/1.15/cutadapt.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
CUTADAPT_VERSION=1.15
PACKAGES="bash \
python3 \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/2.1/cutadapt.def b/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/2.1/cutadapt.def
index 5236a508f34be1c15d36b69ad8d7cff51a0d4bed..7390051f2ca0023386716ab6f68b8b8dde6d3153 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/2.1/cutadapt.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/cutadapt/2.1/cutadapt.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
CUTADAPT_VERSION=2.1
PACKAGES="bash \
python3 \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.0.2/deeptools.def b/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.0.2/deeptools.def
index dc8fbdca863c92e777b3a09237f3439e69f6beba..09be8f1df555347e3b48721d4a2ea35af7939f99 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.0.2/deeptools.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.0.2/deeptools.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:stretch
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
DEEPTOOLS_VERSION=3.0.2
PACKAGES="build-essential \
python3-pip \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.1.1/deeptools.def b/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.1.1/deeptools.def
index 366b6218020116097819a2d519e99c7c6c1904e9..1a9031919e8a32888ce366ec6c17722eac0f10b5 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.1.1/deeptools.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/deeptools/3.1.1/deeptools.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:stretch
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
DEEPTOOLS_VERSION=3.1.1
PACKAGES="build-essential \
python3-pip \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/fastqc/0.11.5/fastqc.def b/src/singularity_modules/fastqc/0.11.5/fastqc.def
index d2bc5389676cca32fceb8377fd6d44db6efc8b85..3f414493286a7871d286979ae743fabebaf63857 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/fastqc/0.11.5/fastqc.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/fastqc/0.11.5/fastqc.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
FASTQC_VERSION=0.11.5
PACKAGES="fastqc=${FASTQC_VERSION}* \
perl=5.26*"
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/file_handle/0.1.1/file_handle.def b/src/singularity_modules/file_handle/0.1.1/file_handle.def
index f80a9aee38b09cb025c173625e3c9c95d660a08d..0bcc238c5f0055edd2babf146ccc2f2ddb5a9d04 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/file_handle/0.1.1/file_handle.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/file_handle/0.1.1/file_handle.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
FILE_HANDLE_VERSION=0.1.1
PACKAGES="git \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/gatk/4.0.8.1/gatk.def b/src/singularity_modules/gatk/4.0.8.1/gatk.def
index b13ef7ff00eda69d703aefa85b7bd0ecfd606cfd..4d1111f508c80d6e9846d343630eb8d3ca15d274 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/gatk/4.0.8.1/gatk.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/gatk/4.0.8.1/gatk.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: broadinstitute/gatk:4.0.8.1
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
GATK_VERSION=4.0.8.1
cp gatk/gatk /usr/bin/
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.0.0/hisat2.def b/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.0.0/hisat2.def
index d9d77b688e89480cf7db1a3327fc99b50fec9092..85b5c64b6b0d340b9b7c26143ae649e9d91f8935 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.0.0/hisat2.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.0.0/hisat2.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: alpine:3.8
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
HISAT2_VERSION=2.0.0
PACKAGES="git \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.1.0/hisat2.def b/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.1.0/hisat2.def
index c6358b112cb5d886b30ac8bcba2914e8255d15fe..4f36b97d1a6aa482c02bba31c06c2145cd71745e 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.1.0/hisat2.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/hisat2/2.1.0/hisat2.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: alpine:3.8
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
HISAT2_VERSION=2.1.0
PACKAGES="git \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.11.2/htseq.def b/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.11.2/htseq.def
index ad74ee9203d9fe908555f6de75b320eda4638e6e..34f16ee5d82f402edeaf8dd1cd544108174bd5b9 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.11.2/htseq.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.11.2/htseq.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
HTSEQ_VERSION=0.11.2
PACKAGES="build-essential \
python3-pip \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.8.0/htseq.def b/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.8.0/htseq.def
index d315b301755ed5393cc603ba2323b2f2617de156..41f33ce484acc330d1c4e5fd2674dd86db8fdcca 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.8.0/htseq.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/htseq/0.8.0/htseq.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
HTSEQ_VERSION=0.8.0
PACKAGES="build-essential \
python3-pip \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.43.1/kallisto.def b/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.43.1/kallisto.def
index 3b9899a03311a1bce2a8b6c1e8f83e861db773c1..4b3576bc4756cf9929d5a33c51a0845e43b477db 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.43.1/kallisto.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.43.1/kallisto.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
KALLISTO_VERSION=0.43.1
PACKAGES="curl \
ca-certificates"
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.44.0/kallisto.def b/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.44.0/kallisto.def
index 613218ac11e326beac41405800ae317c2565482c..b82ea3be38fb3372005f0e7c4323ed9311f50946 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.44.0/kallisto.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/kallisto/0.44.0/kallisto.def
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
+
KALLISTO_VERSION=0.44.0
PACKAGES="curl \
ca-certificates"
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ tar xzf kallisto_linux-v${KALLISTO_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
cp kallisto_linux-v${KALLISTO_VERSION}/kallisto /usr/bin && \
rm -Rf kallisto_linux-v${KALLISTO_VERSION}*
+
%environment
export KALLISTO_VERSION=0.44.0
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/macs2/2.1.2/macs2.def b/src/singularity_modules/macs2/2.1.2/macs2.def
index 0b56223a2882aa70ef771fff67790d4b8fbcd9b5..5e31e46e8ee88412c58d8d6ad243e1b262703336 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/macs2/2.1.2/macs2.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/macs2/2.1.2/macs2.def
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Bootstrap: docker
From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
MACS_VERSION=2.1.2
PACKAGES="git \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.0/multiqc.def b/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.0/multiqc.def
index 195def47e3f70a53a2192d682d10efd3195787ae..4ca06ccadd3fd2bba5b24040769f0e13373abed6 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.0/multiqc.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.0/multiqc.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:stretch
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
MULTIQC_VERSION=1.0
PACKAGES="build-essential \
python3-pip \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.7/multiqc.def b/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.7/multiqc.def
index db345390d4ff15e9bec55c7edc75df96eb8d122c..7ca4367e7cd7c62b2ce34a3198e0de16160047a6 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.7/multiqc.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/multiqc/1.7/multiqc.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:stretch
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
MULTIQC_VERSION=1.7
PACKAGES="build-essential \
python3-pip \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/music/6613c53/music.def b/src/singularity_modules/music/6613c53/music.def
index 57a429047a561475ff170fdec4586fe4ccefbf57..490375234d1dd4c49c099ac3fe385a4b7d02e040 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/music/6613c53/music.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/music/6613c53/music.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: alpine:3.8
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
MUSIC_VERSION=6613c53
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
PACKAGES="git \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/picard/2.18.11/picard.def b/src/singularity_modules/picard/2.18.11/picard.def
index 27a3e18aa7151ca50598ee7248b0ece63a25b6e7..caaa961cca6d77124e2f50244d1a387286e3ef4b 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/picard/2.18.11/picard.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/picard/2.18.11/picard.def
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ src/singularity_modules/picard/2.18.11/PicardCommandLine /usr/bin/
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
PICARD_VERSION=2.18.11
PACKAGES="default-jre \
curl \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/pigz/2.4/pigz.def b/src/singularity_modules/pigz/2.4/pigz.def
index 63e2d24663f603ed88b90bb00b2d1aa3203649c5..ec8071084bc0ca3756525fb971b2f2ce4f989eea 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/pigz/2.4/pigz.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/pigz/2.4/pigz.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
PIGZ_VERSION=2.4
PACKAGES=pigz=${PIGZ_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/rsem/1.3.0/rsem.def b/src/singularity_modules/rsem/1.3.0/rsem.def
index 2e615b0d051ef500b60f9673faa7fe410ff8059c..fa8f79e9d97f2f3c6efc0a7abb5511d789fb4b0b 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/rsem/1.3.0/rsem.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/rsem/1.3.0/rsem.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
RSEM_VERSION=1.3.0
BOWTIE2_VERSION=2.3.4.1
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/salmon/0.8.2/salmon.def b/src/singularity_modules/salmon/0.8.2/salmon.def
index d23673a4d3ddc3a82d1d1519b29e560ef7dc9f60..94a9a83b625bd3a30405a34e65a4629a84680a73 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/salmon/0.8.2/salmon.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/salmon/0.8.2/salmon.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SALMON_VERSION=0.8.2
PACKAGES="curl \
ca-certificates"
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.7/sambamba.def b/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.7/sambamba.def
index f94a1b8beb21d12e16629cd8954ee755c0354512..c90c54a2fd04ea76d649540bc54d713c5306e82c 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.7/sambamba.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.7/sambamba.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SAMBAMBA_VERSION=0.6.7
PACKAGES="curl=7.58.0* \
ca-certificates=20180409 \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.9/sambamba.def b/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.9/sambamba.def
index b5fbfec8fc6eea069740ffb93708e7ff1cf08222..aa410dd0cb41b4e8b8af08c9dca059fad2256cd3 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.9/sambamba.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/sambamba/0.6.9/sambamba.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SAMBAMBA_VERSION=0.6.9
PACKAGES="curl=7.58.0* \
ca-certificates=20180409 \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/samblaster/0.1.24/samblaster.def b/src/singularity_modules/samblaster/0.1.24/samblaster.def
index d2abfd55e3474979ca7dca8e10bb231bbacb9964..0141ec3da762b25f5a91f2ad8477a9f06aea4b0d 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/samblaster/0.1.24/samblaster.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/samblaster/0.1.24/samblaster.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SAMBLASTER_VERSION=0.1.24
PACKAGES="curl \
ca-certificates \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/samtools/1.7/samtools.def b/src/singularity_modules/samtools/1.7/samtools.def
index c73f4e840ff3a9bd5c8be65e8fbbfab66c8b7910..5ee2c8c0abe9b61b05885caea8cc2202a1129a25 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/samtools/1.7/samtools.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/samtools/1.7/samtools.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: alpine:3.8
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SAMTOOLS_VERSION=1.7
PACKAGES="git \
make \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/sratoolkit/2.8.2/sratoolkit.def b/src/singularity_modules/sratoolkit/2.8.2/sratoolkit.def
index 7fd70f27bbb10d8e78268431b143d422f9b6dc40..0e780eacb03708f6aff9d72e19477787b6251c78 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/sratoolkit/2.8.2/sratoolkit.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/sratoolkit/2.8.2/sratoolkit.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
SRATOOLKIT_VERSION=2.8.2
PACKAGES=sra-toolkit=${SRATOOLKIT_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/tophat/2.1.1/tophat.def b/src/singularity_modules/tophat/2.1.1/tophat.def
index c683ba380f6dfbb105c0c57b6380e533568dda82..1e3a751ded2809ba7e8904a9eb0448cc71180c83 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/tophat/2.1.1/tophat.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/tophat/2.1.1/tophat.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
TOPHAT_VERSION=2.1.1
PACKAGES=tophat=${BOWTIE2_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/trimmomatic/0.36/trimmomatic.def b/src/singularity_modules/trimmomatic/0.36/trimmomatic.def
index 417e863d1a7b5dc5bddb28e7fa8d293d533c78dd..c4c1ce205031f5991f442543b27d9313a780d220 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/trimmomatic/0.36/trimmomatic.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/trimmomatic/0.36/trimmomatic.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: ubuntu:18.04
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
TRIMMOMATIC_VERSION=0.36
PACKAGES=trimmomatic=${TRIMMOMATIC_VERSION}*
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/ucsc/375/ucsc.def b/src/singularity_modules/ucsc/375/ucsc.def
index a1d1a743acebd586c141a8b6841e8e824856c8f6..9c5220b4fbc0928821207039807036c715470e8c 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/ucsc/375/ucsc.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/ucsc/375/ucsc.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:jessie
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
UCSC_VERSION=375
PACKAGES="apt-utils \
curl \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/umi_tools/1.0.0/umi_tools.def b/src/singularity_modules/umi_tools/1.0.0/umi_tools.def
index c4beca1affa2d88b7067fc4b20b0720212386096..dc1c31cca5f43f84cce017f16f5520b4e58aa871 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/umi_tools/1.0.0/umi_tools.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/umi_tools/1.0.0/umi_tools.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:stretch
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
UMI_TOOLS_VERSION=1.0.0
PACKAGES="bash \
python3 \
diff --git a/src/singularity_modules/urqt/d62c1f8/urqt.def b/src/singularity_modules/urqt/d62c1f8/urqt.def
index 21e78ce162d9d9ecbb6fb9509de299ebe42800c9..9b62e13f701b1b5294848284378ce56445a23ada 100644
--- a/src/singularity_modules/urqt/d62c1f8/urqt.def
+++ b/src/singularity_modules/urqt/d62c1f8/urqt.def
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ From: debian:9
%labels
MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
-%post
+%pos
+mkdir -p /sps /pbs /scratch
URQT_VERSION=d62c1f8
PACKAGES="git \
g++ \