diff --git a/config/services/hydra/remote-eval-jobs.py b/config/services/hydra/remote-eval-jobs.py
index c8d0489d..73b84ac1 100644
--- a/config/services/hydra/remote-eval-jobs.py
+++ b/config/services/hydra/remote-eval-jobs.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ gcroots = None
 for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
     if arg == "--gc-roots-dir" or arg == "--max-jobs" or arg == "--workers":
         skip_next = 2
-    if arg == "--gc-roots-dir":
-        next_to_gcroots = True
     if next_to_gcroots:
         next_to_gcroots = False    
         gcroots = arg
+    if arg == "--gc-roots-dir":
+        next_to_gcroots = True
     if skip_next > 0:
         skip_next -= 1
         continue