step 21 fails

[geshtin]

hi,
I get the following error:
rm: cannot remove 'sw5b_step24.log': No such file or directory
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/DPAM/scripts/step22_merge_domains.py", line 28, in
fp = open('step21_' + dataset + '.result', 'r')
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'step21_sw5b.result'
Error in step22
But it seems 21 already fails as the file is missing.

I call dpam using:
apptainer exec --fakeroot -e --bind ${DB_dir}:/mnt/databases:ro
--bind ${Input_dir}:${ContainerOutput_dir}:rw
/opt/kgtools/images/dpam/latest/dpam.sif
/bin/bash -c "cd ${ContainerOutput_dir}; run_dpam.py ${Dataset} ${Threads} --log_file ${log_file}" 2>&1 | tee ${log_file}

the "--log_file ${log_file}" does not work (that is to say: many files but all say "done",
except for step4 (step4_sw5b_75tcm94x.log), but since the program continues I added: 2>&1 | tee ${log_file} to capture more data
I could send it, but it is quite large (35Mb)

Do you have some suggestions, or need more input (I will be happy to provide)
regards
Raymond