diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 24e4933..ef391a7 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use num_enum::{IntoPrimitive, TryFromPrimitive};
 use satrs_mib::res_code::ResultU16Info;
 use satrs_mib::resultcode;
+use std::env;
 use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 pub const STOP_FILE_NAME: &str = "stop-experiment";
 pub const HOME_FOLER_EXPERIMENT: &str = "/home/exp278";
@@ -26,6 +29,19 @@ pub enum GroupId {
     Action = 3,
 }
 
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref HOME_PATH: PathBuf = {
+        let home_path_default = env::var("HOME").expect("HOME env variable not set");
+        let mut home_path = PathBuf::new();
+        home_path.push(if Path::new(HOME_FOLER_EXPERIMENT).exists() {
+            HOME_FOLER_EXPERIMENT
+        } else {
+            &home_path_default
+        });
+        home_path
+    };
+}
+
 pub mod tmtc_err {
     use super::*;
     use satrs::res_code::ResultU16;
diff --git a/src/controller.rs b/src/controller.rs
index 4522bfd..f69d76b 100644
--- a/src/controller.rs
+++ b/src/controller.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, mpsc, Arc},
 };
 
-use ops_sat_rs::config::{action_err::INVALID_ACTION_ID, STOP_FILE_NAME};
+use ops_sat_rs::config::{action_err::INVALID_ACTION_ID, HOME_PATH, STOP_FILE_NAME};
 
 use crate::requests::CompositeRequest;
 
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ pub struct ExperimentController {
 
 impl ExperimentController {
     pub fn new(
-        home_dir: &Path,
         composite_request_rx: mpsc::Receiver<GenericMessage<CompositeRequest>>,
         action_reply_tx: mpsc::Sender<GenericMessage<PusActionReply>>,
         stop_signal: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ) -> Self {
         let mut home_path_stop_file = PathBuf::new();
-        home_path_stop_file.push(home_dir);
+        home_path_stop_file.push(HOME_PATH.as_path());
         home_path_stop_file.push(STOP_FILE_NAME);
         let mut tmp_path_stop_file = temp_dir();
         tmp_path_stop_file.push(STOP_FILE_NAME);
@@ -107,9 +106,18 @@ impl ExperimentController {
         let check_at_path = |path: &Path| {
             if path.exists() {
                 log::warn!(
-                    "Detected stop file name at {}. Initiating experiment shutdown",
-                    STOP_FILE_NAME
+                    "Detected stop file name at {:?}. Initiating experiment shutdown",
+                    path
                 );
+                // By default, clear the stop file.
+                let result = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+                if result.is_err() {
+                    log::error!(
+                        "failed to remove stop file at {:?}: {}",
+                        path,
+                        result.unwrap_err()
+                    );
+                }
                 self.stop_signal
                     .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
             }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c81ce68..db66e01 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    env,
     net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
-    path::Path,
     sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, mpsc, Arc},
     thread,
     time::Duration,
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ use log::info;
 use ops_sat_rs::config::{
     components::CONTROLLER_ID,
     tasks::{FREQ_MS_CTRL, FREQ_MS_PUS_STACK},
-    EXPERIMENT_APID, HOME_FOLER_EXPERIMENT,
+    EXPERIMENT_APID,
 };
 use ops_sat_rs::config::{tasks::FREQ_MS_UDP_TMTC, OBSW_SERVER_ADDR, SERVER_PORT};
 use satrs::{
@@ -161,14 +159,7 @@ fn main() {
         stop_signal.clone(),
     );
 
-    let home_path_default = env::var("HOME").expect("HOME env variable not set");
-    let home_path = Path::new(if Path::new(HOME_FOLER_EXPERIMENT).exists() {
-        HOME_FOLER_EXPERIMENT
-    } else {
-        &home_path_default
-    });
     let mut controller = ExperimentController::new(
-        home_path,
         controller_composite_rx,
         pus_action_reply_tx,
         stop_signal.clone(),