diff --git a/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py b/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py
index 5fb60019..cad5e254 100644
--- a/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py
+++ b/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py
@@ -203,15 +203,13 @@ def get_srun_flags(mounts: list[str], container_image: Optional[str]) -> str:
             if gres_specification:
                 _srun_flags.append(gres_specification)
 
+            new_mounts = copy.deepcopy(mounts)
             if self.nemo_run_dir:
-                new_mounts = copy.deepcopy(mounts)
                 for i, mount in enumerate(new_mounts):
                     if mount.startswith(RUNDIR_SPECIAL_NAME):
                         new_mounts[i] = mount.replace(RUNDIR_SPECIAL_NAME, self.nemo_run_dir, 1)
 
                 new_mounts.append(f"{self.nemo_run_dir}:/{RUNDIR_NAME}")
-            else:
-                new_mounts = mounts
 
             new_mounts.append(f"{self.cluster_dir}:{self.cluster_dir}")
             new_mounts.append(f"{logs_dir}:{logs_dir}")