Index: src/java/org/apache/hcatalog/mapreduce/FileOutputCommitterContainer.java =================================================================== --- src/java/org/apache/hcatalog/mapreduce/FileOutputCommitterContainer.java (revision 1383003) +++ src/java/org/apache/hcatalog/mapreduce/FileOutputCommitterContainer.java (working copy) @@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ @Override public void commitTask(TaskAttemptContext context) throws IOException { if (!dynamicPartitioningUsed){ + //See HCATALOG-499 + FileOutputFormatContainer.setWorkOutputPath(context); getBaseOutputCommitter().commitTask(HCatMapRedUtil.createTaskAttemptContext(context)); } }