save image file, wrong path

hello!

when using a path in save image file the file never gets saved because the path changes

like this:

/folder/folder/file.exr (what we want)
\\folder/folder/file.exr (what it becomes in the log)

$JOB/file.exr
\\folder/folder/file.exr

$HIP becomes correct

linux centos7

houdini 18.0.499

V-Ray for Houdini number:10509 hash:6986845 from 04 Feb 2021 03:02 (build number:10509)
V-Ray Core 5.00.50 [543f92aa] from 1 Feb 2021

Regards Alexis


And what is $JOB value?

its a houdini environment variable that on linux gets evaluated to //folder/folder/file.exr but when rendering it becomes \\folder/folder/file.exr which doesnt exist