diff --git a/fri/server/main.py b/fri/server/main.py
index fa09a18..5939f5a 100644
--- a/fri/server/main.py
+++ b/fri/server/main.py
@@ -166,14 +166,19 @@ def getFilesList(dir):
     concore_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(cur_path, '../../'))
     dir_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(concore_path, dir))
     res = []
-
-    if(dir=='concore'):
-        res = os.listdir(concore_path)
-    else:
-        res = os.listdir(dir_path) 
+    res = os.listdir(dir_path) 
     res2 = json.dumps(res)  
     return res2              
 
 
+@app.route('/openJupyter/', methods=['POST'])
+def openJupyter():
+    cur_path = os.getcwd()
+    concore_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(cur_path, '../../'))
+    p = call(["jupyter", "lab"], cwd=concore_path)
+    return p
+
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0")
diff --git a/fri/test.py b/fri/test.py
index 8384597..fab03e7 100644
--- a/fri/test.py
+++ b/fri/test.py
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ def destroy():
   print(response.text)  
   
 def getFilesList():
-  import requests
   url = "http://127.0.0.1:5000/getFilesList/test"
   response = requests.request("POST", url)
-  print(response.text)   
+  print(response.text) 
+
+def openJupyter():
+  url = "http://127.0.0.1:5000/openJupyter"
+  response = requests.request("POST", url)
+  print(response.text)
 
 
 # upload()
@@ -77,4 +81,5 @@ def getFilesList():
 # debug()
 # destroy()
 getFilesList()
+# openJupyter()
 
diff --git a/mkconcore.py b/mkconcore.py
index 4332f23..8937b3c 100644
--- a/mkconcore.py
+++ b/mkconcore.py
@@ -683,6 +683,8 @@
 #start running source in associated dirs (run and debug scripts)
 if concoretype=="posix":
     fdebug.write('#!/bin/bash' + "\n")
+    frun.write('#!/bin/bash' + "\n")
+
 
 i=0
 for node in nodes_dict:
@@ -826,6 +828,9 @@
     i=i+1
 fmaxtime.close()
 
+if concoretype=="posix":
+    funlock.write('#!/bin/bash' + "\n")
+
 i=0 #  9/12/21
 for node in nodes_dict:
     containername,sourcecode = nodes_dict[node].split(':')