diff --git a/R/ogs6.R b/R/ogs6.R
index 6c0142f107c00ed3efc505e063f36c2ea6489812..fd60bb73a225c95239f33db43d22ad92da0541dc 100644
--- a/R/ogs6.R
+++ b/R/ogs6.R
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ OGS6 <- R6::R6Class("OGS6",
         if(missing(value)) {
           private$.sim_path
         }else{
-          value <- validate_is_dir_path(value)
-          private$.sim_path <- value
+          private$.sim_path <- validate_is_dir_path(value)
         }
       },