diff --git a/config/env/torrents.js b/config/env/torrents.js
index e0f8129b..3c55e281 100644
--- a/config/env/torrents.js
+++ b/config/env/torrents.js
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ module.exports = {
      *              at midnight every day.
      */
     backup: {
-      enable: true
+      enable: true,
+      dir: './modules/core/client/backup/'
+
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/config/lib/cron-job.js b/config/lib/cron-job.js
index ed0c5e73..b4de7c5c 100644
--- a/config/lib/cron-job.js
+++ b/config/lib/cron-job.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function cronJobBackupMongoDB() {
       backup({
         uri: config.db.uri, // mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@<dbdomain>.mongolab.com:<dbport>/<dbdatabase>
         options: config.db.options || {},
-        root: './modules/core/client/backup/',
+        root: backupConfig.dir,
         parser: 'json',
         tar: appConfig.name + '-backup-' + moment().format('YYYYMMDD-HHmmss') + '.tar'
       });