diff --git a/hepdata_validator/full_submission_validator.py b/hepdata_validator/full_submission_validator.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/hepdata_validator/full_submission_validator.py
+++ b/hepdata_validator/full_submission_validator.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class FullSubmissionValidator(Validator):
         """
         self.single_yaml_file = False
         temp_directory = None
+        self.directory = directory
 
         try:
             # Check input file/directory exists and is valid
Ensure self.directory is updated at each call to validate