diff --git a/examples/config_across_scen_T_cmip6ng_test.py b/examples/config_tas_cmip6ng_example.py
similarity index 95%
rename from examples/config_across_scen_T_cmip6ng_test.py
rename to examples/config_tas_cmip6ng_example.py
index e4c9be0c..f6c2eb26 100644
--- a/examples/config_across_scen_T_cmip6ng_test.py
+++ b/examples/config_tas_cmip6ng_example.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """
-Configuration file for tests
-
+Example configuration file
 """
 import os.path
 
@@ -59,14 +58,14 @@
 # members)
 wgt_scen_tr_eq = True
 
-# number of created emulations (small number for testing purposes)
+# number of created emulations (small number for example)
 nr_emus_v = 5
 
 # seed offset for scenarios (0 meaning same emulations drawn for each scen, other
 # numbers will have different ones for each scen)
 scen_seed_offset_v = 0
 
-# max. nr of iterations in cross validation (small for testing purposes)
+# max. nr of iterations in cross validation (small for example)
 max_iter_cv = 15
 
 # predictors (for global module)
diff --git a/examples/train_create_emus_automated.py b/examples/train_create_emus_automated.py
index dc75e9a2..78821f10 100644
--- a/examples/train_create_emus_automated.py
+++ b/examples/train_create_emus_automated.py
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@
 from mesmer.utils import convert_dict_to_arr, extract_land, separate_hist_future
 
 
-def main():
-
-    # load in configurations used in this script
-    import config_across_scen_T_cmip6ng_test as cfg
+def main(cfg):
 
     # specify the target variable
     targ = cfg.targs[0]
@@ -88,12 +85,12 @@ def main():
             "- Prepare predictors for global variability, local trends and variability"
         )
 
-        GSAT_s, time_s = separate_hist_future(gsat[esm], time[esm], cfg)
+        gsat_s, _ = separate_hist_future(gsat[esm], time[esm], cfg)
         gv_novolc_tas_s = {}
         for scen in gt_tas_s.keys():
-            gv_novolc_tas_s[scen] = GSAT_s[scen] - gt_tas_s[scen]
+            gv_novolc_tas_s[scen] = gsat_s[scen] - gt_tas_s[scen]
 
-        tas_s, time_s = separate_hist_future(tas[esm], time[esm], cfg)
+        tas_s, _ = separate_hist_future(tas[esm], time[esm], cfg)
 
         print("- Start with global variability module")
 
@@ -103,12 +100,12 @@ def main():
         scen = list(gt_tas.keys())[0]
         time_v["all"] = time[esm][scen]
         preds_gv = {"time": time_v}
-        emus_gv_T = create_emus_gv(params_gv_tas, preds_gv, cfg, save_emus=True)
+        emus_gv_tas = create_emus_gv(params_gv_tas, preds_gv, cfg, save_emus=True)
 
         # create and save full global emulations
         print("- Merge the global trend and the global variability.")
         create_emus_g(
-            gt_tas, emus_gv_T, params_gt_tas, params_gv_tas, cfg, save_emus=True
+            gt_tas, emus_gv_tas, params_gt_tas, params_gv_tas, cfg, save_emus=True
         )
 
         print("- Start with local trends module")
@@ -154,7 +151,7 @@ def main():
         )
 
         # create full lv emulations
-        preds_lv = {"gvtas": emus_gv_T}  # predictors_list
+        preds_lv = {"gvtas": emus_gv_tas}  # predictors_list
         emus_lv = create_emus_lv(params_lv, preds_lv, cfg, save_emus=True)
 
         # create and save full emulations
@@ -163,4 +160,8 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+
+    # load in configurations used in this script
+    import config_tas_cmip6ng_example as cfg
+
+    main(cfg)
diff --git a/mesmer/io/load_mesmer.py b/mesmer/io/load_mesmer.py
index 03f49153..6cadc765 100644
--- a/mesmer/io/load_mesmer.py
+++ b/mesmer/io/load_mesmer.py
@@ -94,13 +94,9 @@ def load_mesmer_output(
     if esm_str != "_":
         esm_str = esm_str + "_"
 
-    path_list = glob.glob(
-        os.path.join(
-            dir_mesmer,
-            mid_path,
-            f"{name}*{method_str}*{preds_str}*{targs_str}*{esm_str}*{scen_str}*.pkl",
-        )
-    )
+    filename = f"{name}*{method_str}*{preds_str}*{targs_str}*{esm_str}*{scen_str}*.pkl"
+    fullname = os.path.join(dir_mesmer, mid_path, filename)
+    path_list = glob.glob(fullname)
 
     # load the requested output dictionary
     if len(path_list) == 1: