diff --git a/prometheus-borgbackup-exporter b/prometheus-borgbackup-exporter
index 2f0cf86..32fe80d 100755
--- a/prometheus-borgbackup-exporter
+++ b/prometheus-borgbackup-exporter
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ from prometheus_client import start_http_server, Gauge
 from time import sleep, mktime
 from dateutil import parser
 
+import sys
 import os
 import json
 import subprocess
 
 HTTP_PORT = 9401
-BACKUP_DIRECTORY = '/tmp/backup'
+BACKUP_DIRECTORY = '/srv/backup'
 INTERVAL = 30 * 60 # seconds
 
 total_chunks        = Gauge('borg_repository_total_chunks', 'Number of chunks', ['name'])
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ last_modified       = Gauge('borg_repository_last_modified', 'Last modified UNIX
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) == 2:
+        BACKUP_DIRECTORY = sys.argv[1]
+    elif len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        sys.exit("Invalid number of arguments. Usage: ./prometheus-borgbackup-exporter [backup-directory]")
+
+    print("Backup directory is: {}".format(BACKUP_DIRECTORY))
+
     # Serve metrics over HTTP.
     print("Starting prometheus-orgbackup-exporter on port",
             "{}...".format(HTTP_PORT), end='')