diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/app/install_env_file/bin/install_env_file.sh b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/app/install_env_file/bin/install_env_file.sh
index cf33015956..ed238e6be6 100755
--- a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/app/install_env_file/bin/install_env_file.sh
+++ b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/app/install_env_file/bin/install_env_file.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 BASH_XTRACEFD=1
 set -eux
 
-# Copy the site specific environment file to the 'bin' directory in the
+# Copy the site specific environment file to the 'share/bin' directory in the
 # installed Cylc workflow (this directory is automatically added to the
 # ${PATH} by Cylc).
 SOURCE_PATH="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/site/${SITE}-env"
-TARGET_DIR="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/bin"
+TARGET_DIR="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR}/bin"
 ENV_FILE="rtw-env"
 
-# Create the 'bin' directory in the installed workflow.
+# Create the 'share/bin' directory in the installed workflow.
 mkdir "${TARGET_DIR}"
 
-# Copy the environment file to the 'bin' directory.
+# Copy the environment file to the 'share/bin' directory.
 cp "${SOURCE_PATH}" "${TARGET_DIR}/${ENV_FILE}"
diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/flow.cylc b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/flow.cylc
index 55cbda9e08..8d569bc093 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/flow.cylc
+++ b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/flow.cylc
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
         env-script = "eval $(rose task-env)"
         [[[environment]]]
             ENV_NAME = {{ ENV_NAME }}
-            USER_CONFIG_DIR = ${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/etc
+            USER_CONFIG_DIR = ${ROSE_DATAC}
             USER_CONFIG_PATH = ${USER_CONFIG_DIR}/config-user.yml
-            OUTPUT_DIR = ${CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR}/cycle/${CYLC_TASK_CYCLE_POINT}
+            OUTPUT_DIR = ${ROSE_DATAC}
             ESMVALCORE_DIR = ""
             ESMVALTOOL_DIR = ""
             PYTHONPATH_PREPEND = ""
diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/site/metoffice.cylc b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/site/metoffice.cylc
index 3c50af91c0..c967a0b3b1 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/site/metoffice.cylc
+++ b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/recipe_test_workflow/site/metoffice.cylc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 [runtime]
     [[root]]
         [[[environment]]]
-            ESMVALCORE_DIR = ${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/lib/ESMValCore
-            ESMVALTOOL_DIR = ${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/lib/ESMValTool
+            ESMVALCORE_DIR = ${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/share/lib/python/ESMValCore
+            ESMVALTOOL_DIR = ${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/share/lib/python/ESMValTool
             PYTHONPATH_PREPEND = ${ESMVALCORE_DIR}:${ESMVALTOOL_DIR}
 
     # COMPUTE provides defaults for computation-heavy tasks.