diff --git a/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir b/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir
index 9e8ba7bbcbb4bce219ae9423d86e9c8e9e4fd870_c3VpdGVzL2hnL3NjaGVkdWxpbmcvc2V0dXAtYmFzZS1kaXI=..b8aa60a3e44d973e262219607d4c19122f9dfab1_c3VpdGVzL2hnL3NjaGVkdWxpbmcvc2V0dXAtYmFzZS1kaXI= 100755
--- a/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir
+++ b/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import os
+import sys
 import subprocess
@@ -4,4 +5,3 @@
 import subprocess
-import click
 import pathlib
 
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
 import pathlib
 
+
+USAGE = "USAGE: %s ROOTPATH" % os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+
 POULPE_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
 
 RESULT_DIR = "results"
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 def install_poulpe():
-    click.secho("Installing poulpe (editable) into a new venv", fg="green")
+    print("Installing poulpe (editable) into a new venv")
     install_venv = ["/usr/bin/env", "python3", "-m", "venv", ".venv"]
     update_pip = [
         str(pathlib.Path(".venv") / "bin" / "pip"),
@@ -36,7 +39,5 @@
         subprocess.run(command, check=True)
 
 
-@click.command()
-@click.argument("path", type=click.Path())
 def setup_base_dir(path):
     base_path = pathlib.Path(path)
@@ -41,9 +42,9 @@
 def setup_base_dir(path):
     base_path = pathlib.Path(path)
-    click.secho("Creating folders", fg="green")
+    print("Creating folders")
     base_path.mkdir(parents=True)
     base_path.joinpath(RESULT_DIR).mkdir()
     base_path.joinpath(BIN_ENV_DIR).mkdir()
     base_path.joinpath(DATA_ENV_DIR).mkdir()
     install_poulpe()
 
@@ -44,13 +45,10 @@
     base_path.mkdir(parents=True)
     base_path.joinpath(RESULT_DIR).mkdir()
     base_path.joinpath(BIN_ENV_DIR).mkdir()
     base_path.joinpath(DATA_ENV_DIR).mkdir()
     install_poulpe()
 
-    click.secho(
-        "Create symlinks to development Poulpe for suites",
-        fg="green",
-    )
+    print("Create symlinks to development Poulpe for suites")
     source = (POULPE_DIR / SUITE_DIR).resolve()
     old_dir = os.curdir
     os.chdir(base_path)
@@ -63,4 +61,9 @@
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    setup_base_dir()
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print(USAGE, file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(128)
+    else:
+        ret = setup_base_dir(sys.argv[1])
+        sys.exit(ret)