diff --git a/notebooks/KernelSlice.ipynb b/notebooks/KernelSlice.ipynb
index ebb896367c91de8cf3528b6ffe0ae8735a660e2a..e16f8112b42715c62c55177086797753d1fc57c1 100644
--- a/notebooks/KernelSlice.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/KernelSlice.ipynb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  "cells": [
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 1,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
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@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
     "from itertools import chain\n",
     "import io\n",
     "import networkx as nx\n",
+    "import tempfile\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "# These should be provided when running this script. \n",
     "cube = \"/work/users/sgstapleton/kernel_split/EN1072174528M.cub\"\n",
     "output_dir = \"/work/users/sgstapleton/kernel_split/\" # Output dir for created kernel files\n",
     "data_dir = \"/usgs/cpkgs/isis3/data/\" # Dir of where to pull original kernels from\n",
+    "ckslicer_loc = \"/work/users/sgstapleton/kernel_split/ckslicer\"\n",
     "\n",
     "    \n",
     "def get_reference_id(bc_filename):\n",
@@ -35,9 +37,7 @@
     "    return reference\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
-    "def add_light_time_correction(cube_info, kernels):\n",
-    "    \n",
-    "    furnished_kerns = spice.furnsh(kernels)\n",
+    "def add_light_time_correction(cube_info):\n",
     "    \n",
     "    image_start_et = spice.scs2e(cube_info['SpacecraftID'], cube_info['SpacecraftClockCount'])\n",
     "    image_end_et = image_start_et + cube_info['ExposureDuration']\n",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 2,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     "# more manageable kernel files for ale testing purposes. This currently only handles ck and spk files.\n",
     "\n",
     "# Get dictionary of kernel lists from cube\n",
-    "cube_info = util.generate_kernels_from_cube(cube, 'dict')\n",
+    "cube_info = util.generate_kernels_from_cube(cube, format_as = 'dict')\n",
     "\n",
     "# Replace path variables with absolute paths for kernels\n",
     "for kernel_list in cube_info:\n",
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
     "            \n",
     "# Create ordered list of kernels for furnishing\n",
     "kernels = [kernel for kernel in chain.from_iterable(cube_info.values()) if isinstance(kernel, str)]\n",
+    "spice.furnsh(kernels)\n",
     "                \n",
     "# Loads cube as pvl to extract rest of data\n",
     "cube_pvl = pvl.load(cube)\n",
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
     "cube_info.update(SpacecraftID = spice.bods2c(cube_pvl['IsisCube']['Instrument']['SpacecraftName']))\n",
     "\n",
     "# Add lighttime-corrected SCLK values to cube_info\n",
-    "add_light_time_correction(cube_info, kernels)\n",
+    "add_light_time_correction(cube_info)\n",
     "\n",
     "# For each binary ck kernel specified in cube, run the ckslicer, comment and to-transfer commands\n",
     "for ck in cube_info['InstrumentPointing']:\n",
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
     "        output_kern = output_dir + ck_filename + '_sliced' + ck_file_extension\n",
     "        \n",
     "        # Create new sliced ck kernel\n",
-    "        ckslicer_command = [\"./ckslicer\", \n",
+    "        ckslicer_command = [ckslicer_loc, \n",
     "                                '-LSK {}'.format(cube_info['LeapSecond'][0]), \n",
     "                                '-SCLK {}'.format(cube_info['SpacecraftClock'][0]), \n",
     "                                '-INPUTCK {}'.format(ck), \n",
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@
     "        subprocess.call(commnt_command)\n",
     "        \n",
     "        # Makes a new txt file for the only comments that should be stored in the new ck file\n",
-    "        with open(\"temp_commnts.txt\",\"w+\") as f:\n",
+    "        with open(output_dir + \"temp_commnts.txt\",\"w+\") as f:\n",
     "            f.write(\"This CK is for testing with the image: {}\\n\".format(cube))\n",
     "            f.write(\"\\nThis CK was generated using the following command: {}\\n\".format(\" \".join(ckslicer_command)))\n",
     "        \n",
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@
     "        new_commnts_command = [\"commnt\", \"-a {}\".format(output_kern), \"temp_commnts.txt\"]\n",
     "        subprocess.call(new_commnts_command)\n",
     "        \n",
+    "        # Clean up temp comment file\n",
+    "        os.remove(output_dir + \"temp_commnts.txt\")\n",
+    "        \n",
     "        # Create the transfer file of the new ck kernel\n",
     "        subprocess.call([\"toxfr\", output_kern])\n",
     "\n",
@@ -198,10 +202,7 @@
     "\n",
     "# Run the spkmerge command\n",
     "spkmerge_command = [\"spkmerge\", output_dir + \"spk.config\"]\n",
-    "subprocess.call(spkmerge_command)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "# Clean up temp config file\n",
-    "os.remove(output_dir + \"spk.config\")"
+    "subprocess.call(spkmerge_command)\n"
    ]
   },
   {