diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py
index 4846c7a5beb6e36de3713196c3f137a472701212..0f9f8405a822c1a2a651adfaf9e5e6a615e75a0c 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ class copier(MasterNodeInterface):
         self.logger.info("Starting copier run")
         super(copier, self).go()
 
+        globalfs = self.config.has_option("remote", "globalfs") and self.config.getboolean("remote", "globalfs")
+
         # Load data from mapfiles
         self.source_map = DataMap.load(self.inputs['mapfile_source'])
         self.target_map = DataMap.load(self.inputs['mapfile_target'])
@@ -246,8 +248,8 @@ class copier(MasterNodeInterface):
 
         # Run the compute nodes with the node specific mapfiles
         for source, target in zip(self.source_map, self.target_map):
-            args = [source.host, source.file, target.file]
-            self.append_job(target.host, args)
+            args = [source.host, source.file, target.file, globalfs]
+            self.append_job(target.host args)
 
         # start the jobs, return the exit status.
         return self.run_jobs()
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/imager_prepare.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/imager_prepare.py
index 3d06ab9dcd50b41a67c98e774b60389364fb2104..dc44bad684dfd602f21d45f48cbad3c6e21309e5 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/imager_prepare.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/imager_prepare.py
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ class imager_prepare(BaseRecipe, RemoteCommandRecipeMixIn):
         paths_to_image_mapfiles = []
         n_subband_groups = len(output_map)  # needed for subsets in sb list
 
+        globalfs = self.config.has_option("remote", "globalfs") and self.config.getboolean("remote", "globalfs")
+
         for idx_sb_group, item in enumerate(output_map):
             #create the input files for this node
             self.logger.debug("Creating input data subset for processing"
@@ -203,7 +205,8 @@ class imager_prepare(BaseRecipe, RemoteCommandRecipeMixIn):
                          self.inputs['msselect_executable'],
                          self.inputs['rficonsole_executable'],
                          self.inputs['do_rficonsole'],
-                         self.inputs['add_beam_tables']]
+                         self.inputs['add_beam_tables'],
+                         globalfs]
 
             jobs.append(ComputeJob(item.host, node_command, arguments))
 
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/long_baseline.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/long_baseline.py
index f61764bc78ba0740108235c66aa2919aab20a808..9e2c6f9a16e33712974e17c0f6928a97ec937202 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/long_baseline.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/long_baseline.py
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ class long_baseline(BaseRecipe, RemoteCommandRecipeMixIn):
         paths_to_image_mapfiles = []
         n_subband_groups = len(output_map)
 
+        globalfs = self.config.has_option("remote", "globalfs") and self.config.getboolean("remote", "globalfs")
+
         output_map.iterator = final_output_map.iterator = DataMap.SkipIterator
         for idx_sb_group, (output_item, final_item) in enumerate(zip(output_map, 
                                                             final_output_map)):
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ class long_baseline(BaseRecipe, RemoteCommandRecipeMixIn):
                          self.inputs['msselect_executable'],
                          self.inputs['rficonsole_executable'],
                          self.inputs['add_beam_tables'],
+                         globalfs,
                          final_item.file]
 
             jobs.append(ComputeJob(output_item.host, node_command, arguments))
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
index a35f66e5d1c2bb038a7a933be57bc2f7a40f8683..b972b06c0042f50985d7162214ca5146816f5413 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class copier(LOFARnodeTCP):
     """
     Node script for copying files between nodes. See master script for full public interface
     """
-    def run(self, source_node, source_path, target_path):
+    def run(self, source_node, source_path, target_path, globalfs):
+        self.globalfs = globalfs
         # Time execution of this job
         with log_time(self.logger):
             return self._copy_single_file_using_rsync(
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class copier(LOFARnodeTCP):
 
         # construct copy command: Copy to the dir
         # if process runs on local host use a simple copy command.
-        if source_node=="localhost":
+        if self.globalfs or source_node=="localhost":
             command = ["cp", "-r","{0}".format(source_path),"{0}".format(target_path)]
         else:
             command = ["rsync", "-r", 
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_prepare.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_prepare.py
index 63328ef3f2a3e43e84483635109ce1d645d6f66d..e1ed5c185d129360df63f6ea49c18e7861562514 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_prepare.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_prepare.py
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ class imager_prepare(LOFARnodeTCP):
             ndppp_executable, output_measurement_set,
             time_slices_per_image, subbands_per_group, input_ms_mapfile,
             asciistat_executable, statplot_executable, msselect_executable,
-            rficonsole_executable, do_rficonsole, add_beam_tables):
+            rficonsole_executable, do_rficonsole, add_beam_tables, globalfs):
         """
         Entry point for the node recipe
         """
         self.environment.update(environment)
+        self.globalfs = globalfs
         with log_time(self.logger):
             input_map = DataMap.load(input_ms_mapfile)
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ class imager_prepare(LOFARnodeTCP):
                 command = ["rsync", "-r", "{0}:{1}".format(
                                 input_item.host, input_item.file),
                                    "{0}".format(processed_ms_dir)]
-                if input_item.host == "localhost":
+                if self.globalfs or input_item.host == "localhost":
                     command = ["cp", "-r", "{0}".format(input_item.file),
                                            "{0}".format(processed_ms_dir)]
 
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/long_baseline.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/long_baseline.py
index cea1e3c7752e639ae6f12cd68feb3268ecb4b4a1..60826d9fcabff25c6c0b31814b5fb283c5447963 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/long_baseline.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/long_baseline.py
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ class long_baseline(LOFARnodeTCP):
              ndppp_executable, output_measurement_set,
             subbandgroups_per_ms, subbands_per_subbandgroup, ms_mapfile,
             asciistat_executable, statplot_executable, msselect_executable,
-            rficonsole_executable, add_beam_tables, final_output_path):
+            rficonsole_executable, add_beam_tables, globalfs, final_output_path):
         """
         Entry point for the node recipe
         """
         self.environment.update(environment)
+        self.globalfs = globalfs
 
         with log_time(self.logger):
             input_map = DataMap.load(ms_mapfile)
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class long_baseline(LOFARnodeTCP):
               command = ["rsync", "-r", "{0}:{1}".format(
                               input_item.host, input_item.file),
                                  "{0}".format(processed_ms_dir)]
-              if input_item.host == "localhost":
+              if self.globalfs or input_item.host == "localhost":
                   command = ["cp", "-r", "{0}".format(input_item.file),
                                          "{0}".format(processed_ms_dir)]
 
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/pipeline.cfg.CEP4.tmpl b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/pipeline.cfg.CEP4.tmpl
index 6ff3730d5481d20202048feae1e2044aaa417d3b..105f03b84e2b1a99f48703cd28f8015bdc79627d 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/pipeline.cfg.CEP4.tmpl
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/pipeline.cfg.CEP4.tmpl
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ method = none
 
 [remote]
 method = custom_cmdline
+globalfs = yes
 
 # We take the following path to start a remote container:
 #