diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index eb76b35..278cd48 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
-  - awkward=2.8.7
+  - awkward>=2.8.11
   - coffea>=2025.10.2
   - fsspec-xrootd>=0.5.1
   - matplotlib>=3.11.1,<4
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ dependencies:
   - zstandard>=0.25.0
   - pip:
       - vine-reduce>=2026.9.8
+variables:
+  PYTHONPATH: ""
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_nd/data/datasets_vast.json b/examples/tutorial_nd/data/datasets_vast.json
index 9114b8e..abbdf02 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_nd/data/datasets_vast.json
+++ b/examples/tutorial_nd/data/datasets_vast.json
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
       "source": "Run2012B_SingleMu, CMS Open Data (IRIS-HEP ADL benchmark input), eospublic.cern.ch; first 3 files of this dataset's split; dataset name is an illustrative run-range label, not derived from these files' actual run numbers"
     },
     "files": {
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_193834-194270/file_0.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_193834-194270/file_0.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 53733
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_193834-194270/file_1.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_193834-194270/file_1.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 222177
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_193834-194270/file_2.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_193834-194270/file_2.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 395172
       }
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
       "source": "Run2012B_SingleMu, CMS Open Data (IRIS-HEP ADL benchmark input), eospublic.cern.ch; first 3 files of this dataset's split; dataset name is an illustrative run-range label, not derived from these files' actual run numbers"
     },
     "files": {
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194271-194789/file_0.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194271-194789/file_0.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 389239
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194271-194789/file_1.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194271-194789/file_1.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 330740
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194271-194789/file_2.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194271-194789/file_2.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 382959
       }
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@
       "source": "Run2012B_SingleMu, CMS Open Data (IRIS-HEP ADL benchmark input), eospublic.cern.ch; first 3 files of this dataset's split; dataset name is an illustrative run-range label, not derived from these files' actual run numbers"
     },
     "files": {
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194790-195398/file_0.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194790-195398/file_0.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 430713
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194790-195398/file_1.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194790-195398/file_1.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 52113
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194790-195398/file_2.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_194790-195398/file_2.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 108720
       }
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@
       "source": "Run2012B_SingleMu, CMS Open Data (IRIS-HEP ADL benchmark input), eospublic.cern.ch; first 3 files of this dataset's split; dataset name is an illustrative run-range label, not derived from these files' actual run numbers"
     },
     "files": {
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195399-195841/file_0.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195399-195841/file_0.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 225050
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195399-195841/file_1.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195399-195841/file_1.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 56146
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195399-195841/file_2.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195399-195841/file_2.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 267975
       }
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@
       "source": "Run2012B_SingleMu, CMS Open Data (IRIS-HEP ADL benchmark input), eospublic.cern.ch; first 3 files of this dataset's split; dataset name is an illustrative run-range label, not derived from these files' actual run numbers"
     },
     "files": {
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195842-196531/file_0.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195842-196531/file_0.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 351711
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195842-196531/file_1.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195842-196531/file_1.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 370519
       },
-      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/store/user/btovar/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195842-196531/file_2.root": {
+      "/project01/ndcms/btovar/tutorial/tutorial/SingleMu_Run2012B/SingleMu_Run2012B_195842-196531/file_2.root": {
         "object_path": "Events",
         "num_entries": 99449
       }
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim.py b/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim.py
index 425104b..d42f234 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 MANAGER_NAME = f"{getpass.getuser()}-trijet-tutorial"
 
-SKIM_DIR = f"/project01/ndcms/users/{getpass.getuser()}/trijet-skims"
+SKIM_DIR = f"/project01/ndcms/{getpass.getuser()}/trijet-skims"
 
 MASS_LOW, MASS_HIGH = 150, 195
 
diff --git a/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim_rdf.py b/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim_rdf.py
index 163895d..ec06722 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim_rdf.py
+++ b/examples/tutorial_nd/scripts/vr_trijet_skim_rdf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 MANAGER_NAME = f"{getpass.getuser()}-trijet-tutorial"
 
-SKIM_DIR = f"/project01/ndcms/users/{getpass.getuser()}/trijet-skims"
+SKIM_DIR = f"/project01/ndcms/{getpass.getuser()}/trijet-skims"
 
 MASS_LOW, MASS_HIGH = 150, 195