diff --git a/aequilibrae/parameters.yml b/aequilibrae/parameters.yml
index 012a34d50..b40828c80 100644
--- a/aequilibrae/parameters.yml
+++ b/aequilibrae/parameters.yml
@@ -209,9 +209,8 @@ osm:
 
 system:
   cpus: 0
-  default_directory: C:\Users\pedro.camargo\Documents\sourcecode\drt
-  driving side: right
+  default_directory: C:\
   logging: true
   logging_directory: /temp/
-  spatialite_path: C:\Users\pedro\Documents\mod_spatialite-NG-win-amd64
+  spatialite_path: C:\mod_spatialite-NG-win-amd64
   temp directory: /temp
diff --git a/aequilibrae/project/about.py b/aequilibrae/project/about.py
index e721a5f7a..ef9a8d36e 100644
--- a/aequilibrae/project/about.py
+++ b/aequilibrae/project/about.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def create(self):
         if cursor.fetchone()[0] is None:
             cursor.execute(f"UPDATE 'about' set infovalue='{release_version}' where infoname='aequilibrae_version'")
             cursor.execute(f"UPDATE 'about' set infovalue='{uuid.uuid4().hex}' where infoname='project_ID'")
+            cursor.execute("UPDATE 'about' set infovalue='right' where infoname='driving_side'")
             self.__conn.commit()
 
             self.__load()
diff --git a/aequilibrae/project/database_specification/tables/about.sql b/aequilibrae/project/database_specification/tables/about.sql
index be5402218..4b80b5bcb 100644
--- a/aequilibrae/project/database_specification/tables/about.sql
+++ b/aequilibrae/project/database_specification/tables/about.sql
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ INSERT INTO 'about' (infoname) VALUES('aequilibrae_version');
 --#
 INSERT INTO 'about' (infoname) VALUES('projection');
 
+--#
+INSERT INTO 'about' (infoname) VALUES('driving_side');
+
 --#
 INSERT INTO 'about' (infoname) VALUES('license');
 
 --#
-INSERT INTO 'about' (infoname) VALUES('scenario_name');
\ No newline at end of file
+INSERT INTO 'about' (infoname) VALUES('scenario_name');
diff --git a/tests/data/SiouxFalls_project/parameters.yml b/tests/data/SiouxFalls_project/parameters.yml
index 437255e51..3f308cd0c 100644
--- a/tests/data/SiouxFalls_project/parameters.yml
+++ b/tests/data/SiouxFalls_project/parameters.yml
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ network:
         unknown_tags: true
 system:
   cpus: 0
-  default_directory: C:\Users\pedro.camargo\Documents\sourcecode\drt
+  default_directory: C:\
   driving side: right
   logging: true
   logging_directory: /temp/
-  spatialite_path: C:\Users\pedro\Documents\mod_spatialite-NG-win-amd64
+  spatialite_path: C:\mod_spatialite-NG-win-amd64
   temp directory: /temp
diff --git a/tests/data/no_triggers_project/parameters.yml b/tests/data/no_triggers_project/parameters.yml
index 97487ec1f..bc3268e44 100644
--- a/tests/data/no_triggers_project/parameters.yml
+++ b/tests/data/no_triggers_project/parameters.yml
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ network:
         unknown_tags: true
 system:
   cpus: 0
-  default_directory: C:\Users\pedro.camargo\Documents\sourcecode\drt
+  default_directory: C:\
   driving side: right
   logging: true
   logging_directory: D:/no_triggers_project
-  spatialite_path: C:\Users\pedro\Documents\mod_spatialite-NG-win-amd64
+  spatialite_path: C:\mod_spatialite-NG-win-amd64
   temp directory: /temp