diff --git a/examples/slurm_allexamples.sh b/examples/slurm_allexamples.sh
index 85b47088..e75fc48e 100755
--- a/examples/slurm_allexamples.sh
+++ b/examples/slurm_allexamples.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,20 @@
 
 path2CLEO=$1
 
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/breakup.sh
-#sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/bubble3d/bubble3d.sh # TODO(CB): complete
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/eurec4a1d/eurec4a1d.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/fromfile/fromfile.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/fromfile_irreg/fromfile_irreg.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.sh
-sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/speedtest/speedtest.sh
+if [ -z "${path2CLEO}" ];
+then
+  echo "please specify the path2CLEO"
+else
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/as2017.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/adiabaticparcel/cuspbifurc.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/shima2009.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/boxmodelcollisions/breakup.sh
+  #sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/bubble3d/bubble3d.sh # TODO(CB): complete
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/constthermo2d/constthermo2d.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/eurec4a1d/eurec4a1d.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/fromfile/fromfile.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/fromfile_irreg/fromfile_irreg.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/rainshaft1d/rainshaft1d.sh
+  sbatch ${path2CLEO}/examples/speedtest/speedtest.sh
+fi