diff --git a/aviary/interface/methods_for_level1.py b/aviary/interface/methods_for_level1.py
index 3482953fd..ce3393f99 100644
--- a/aviary/interface/methods_for_level1.py
+++ b/aviary/interface/methods_for_level1.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def run_level_1(
     prob = run_aviary(input_deck, phase_info, **kwargs)
 
     # update n2 diagram after run.
-    outdir = Path(prob.get_reports_dir())
+    outdir = Path(prob.get_reports_dir(force=True))
     outfile = os.path.join(outdir, "n2.html")
     om.n2(
         prob,
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ def run_level_1(
 
 
 def _setup_level1_parser(parser):
-    def_outdir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "output")
     parser.add_argument(
         'input_deck',
         metavar='indeck',
diff --git a/aviary/interface/test/test_cmd_entry_points.py b/aviary/interface/test/test_cmd_entry_points.py
index c255fe9a2..abcee83db 100644
--- a/aviary/interface/test/test_cmd_entry_points.py
+++ b/aviary/interface/test/test_cmd_entry_points.py
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ def bench_test_IPOPT_cmd(self):
         cmd = 'aviary run_mission models/test_aircraft/aircraft_for_bench_GwGm.csv --optimizer IPOPT --max_iter 1'
         self.run_and_test_cmd(cmd)
 
-    @require_pyoptsparse(optimizer="IPOPT")
-    def bench_test_IPOPT_cmd(self):
-        cmd = 'aviary run_mission models/test_aircraft/aircraft_for_bench_GwGm.csv' \
-            ' --optimizer IPOPT --max_iter 1 --shooting'
-        self.run_and_test_cmd(cmd)
-
     @require_pyoptsparse(optimizer="IPOPT")
     def bench_test_phase_info_cmd(self):
         cmd = 'aviary run_mission models/test_aircraft/aircraft_for_bench_GwGm.csv --optimizer IPOPT --max_iter 1' \