diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore
index 15a3fab9..ecaca698 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 TARGET_INFILE=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore-matrix b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore-matrix
index b5128bc0..d9922e54 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore-matrix
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-cadscore-matrix
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ ALLARGS=("$@")
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 RESTRICT_INPUT="[]"
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-data-graph b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-data-graph
index fd263a91..da37c76e 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-data-graph
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-data-graph
@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 INFILE=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-voromqa b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-voromqa
index 173b1ed4..d6d67dd5 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-voromqa
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-fast-iface-voromqa
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 INFILE=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-iface-visualize b/expansion_js/voronota-js-iface-visualize
index fbc75876..64d880b4 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-iface-visualize
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-iface-visualize
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ ALLARGS=("$@")
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-ifeatures-voromqa b/expansion_js/voronota-js-ifeatures-voromqa
index 7a549379..81dbdb92 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-ifeatures-voromqa
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-ifeatures-voromqa
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ ALLARGS=("$@")
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 INFILE=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-ligand-cadscore b/expansion_js/voronota-js-ligand-cadscore
index 63e0080e..ad2b3cf3 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-ligand-cadscore
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-ligand-cadscore
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 TARGET_RECEPTOR=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-membrane-voromqa b/expansion_js/voronota-js-membrane-voromqa
index 17a24fcb..f502756c 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-membrane-voromqa
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-membrane-voromqa
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ ALLARGS=("$@")
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 INFILE=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-only-global-voromqa b/expansion_js/voronota-js-only-global-voromqa
index 2fbc44ab..eab7a8d9 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-only-global-voromqa
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-only-global-voromqa
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 INFILE=""
diff --git a/expansion_js/voronota-js-voromqa b/expansion_js/voronota-js-voromqa
index a09c97d4..af57f786 100755
--- a/expansion_js/voronota-js-voromqa
+++ b/expansion_js/voronota-js-voromqa
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ ALLARGS=("$@")
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota-js &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-js' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 
 INFILE=""
diff --git a/voronota-cadscore b/voronota-cadscore
index 8a85542a..4262618e 100755
--- a/voronota-cadscore
+++ b/voronota-cadscore
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ exit 1
 }
 
 readonly ZEROARG=$0
+
+if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
+then
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
+	cd - &> /dev/null
+fi
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+
 INFILE_TARGET_PDB=""
 INFILE_MODEL_PDB=""
 INPUT_FILTER_QUERY_PARAMETERS=""
@@ -170,16 +183,6 @@ then
 	print_help_and_exit
 fi
 
-if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
-then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
-	cd - &> /dev/null
-fi
-
-command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-
 MD5SUM_COMMAND="md5sum"
 if command -v md5sum &> /dev/null
 then
diff --git a/voronota-contacts b/voronota-contacts
index 4df893d9..c408a1a7 100755
--- a/voronota-contacts
+++ b/voronota-contacts
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ exit 1
 }
 
 readonly ZEROARG=$0
+
+if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
+then
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
+	cd - &> /dev/null
+fi
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+
 INFILE=""
 INPUT_FILTER_QUERY_PARAMETERS=""
 CONTACTS_QUERY_FIRST_PARAMETERS="--match-min-seq-sep 1"
@@ -110,16 +123,6 @@ then
 	print_help_and_exit
 fi
 
-if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
-then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
-	cd - &> /dev/null
-fi
-
-command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-
 if $USE_HBPLUS
 then
 	command -v hbplus &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Warning: 'hbplus' executable not in binaries path, thus no 'hb' tags will be assigned"; USE_HBPLUS=false; }
diff --git a/voronota-membrane b/voronota-membrane
index cd734d0d..0dad768d 100755
--- a/voronota-membrane
+++ b/voronota-membrane
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ readonly ZEROARG=$0
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 command -v jq &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'jq' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
diff --git a/voronota-pocket b/voronota-pocket
index 3282df15..9f280fee 100755
--- a/voronota-pocket
+++ b/voronota-pocket
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ readonly ZEROARG=$0
 
 if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
 then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
 	cd - &> /dev/null
 fi
 
+export LC_ALL=C
+
 command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
 command -v jq &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'jq' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
diff --git a/voronota-volumes b/voronota-volumes
index 9d28f7c8..9b68d4da 100755
--- a/voronota-volumes
+++ b/voronota-volumes
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ exit 1
 }
 
 readonly ZEROARG=$0
+
+if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
+then
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
+	cd - &> /dev/null
+fi
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+
 INFILE=""
 INPUT_FILTER_QUERY_PARAMETERS=""
 ATOMS_QUERY_PARAMETERS=""
@@ -82,16 +95,6 @@ then
 	print_help_and_exit
 fi
 
-if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
-then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
-	cd - &> /dev/null
-fi
-
-command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-
 MD5SUM_COMMAND="md5sum"
 if command -v md5sum &> /dev/null
 then
diff --git a/voronota-voromqa b/voronota-voromqa
index 395819ef..bc3dc224 100755
--- a/voronota-voromqa
+++ b/voronota-voromqa
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ function substitute_ids_in_filename
 
 readonly ZEROARG=$0
 ALLARGS=("$@")
+
+if [[ $ZEROARG == *"/"* ]]
+then
+	cd "$(dirname ${ZEROARG})"
+	export PATH="$(pwd):${PATH}"
+	cd - &> /dev/null
+fi
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
+
 INFILE=""
 REFERENCE_SEQUENCE=""
 INPUT_FILTER_QUERY_PARAMETERS=""
@@ -648,16 +661,6 @@ then
 	PRINT_GLOBAL_SCORES_HEADER=true
 fi
 
-if [[ "$ZEROARG" == *"/"* ]]
-then
-	cd $(dirname $ZEROARG)
-	export PATH=$(pwd):$PATH
-	cd - &> /dev/null
-fi
-
-command -v voronota &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-command -v voronota-resources &> /dev/null || { echo >&2 "Error: 'voronota-resources' executable not in binaries path"; exit 1; }
-
 MD5SUM_COMMAND="md5sum"
 if command -v md5sum &> /dev/null
 then