diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 745b2ed..7830b8a 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -13,17 +13,19 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
     Host:   "localhost",
     Port:   "6889",
     Title:  "Sgot",
+    RootPath: "./",
   }
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-  DB       string `env:"SHRT_DB_FILE"`
-  APIkey   string `env:"SHRT_API_KEY"`
-  Host     string `env:"SHRT_HOST"`
-  Port     string `env:"SHRT_PORT"`
-  Domain   string `env:"SHRT_DOMAIN"`
-  Title    string `env:"SHRT_TITLE"`
-  CheckDomain bool `env:"SHRT_CHECK_DOMAIN"`
+  RootPath string `env:"SHRTY_ROOT_PATH"`
+  DB       string `env:"SHRTY_DB_FILE"`
+  APIkey   string `env:"SHRTY_API_KEY"`
+  Host     string `env:"SHRTY_HOST"`
+  Port     string `env:"SHRTY_PORT"`
+  Domain   string `env:"SHRTY_DOMAIN"`
+  Title    string `env:"SHRTY_TITLE"`
+  CheckDomain bool `env:"SHRTY_CHECK_DOMAIN"`
 }
 
 func (c Config) HostPort() string {
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ func readConfig(f *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (*Config, error){
     return nil, err
   }
 
+  f.StringVar(&config.RootPath, "root", config.RootPath, "The path to the shrty root directory.")
   f.StringVar(&config.Host, "host", config.Host, "The host to listen on")
   f.StringVar(&config.Port, "port", config.Port, "The port to listen on")
   f.StringVar(&config.APIkey, "apikey", config.APIkey, "The Key to connect to the API")
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 1c19224..9bb8bac 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func TestConfig_ReadConfig(t *testing.T){
 		"--title=title",
 		"--apikey=apikey",
 		"--domain=domain",
+		"--root=root"
 	}
 
 	expected := &Config{
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func TestConfig_ReadConfig(t *testing.T){
 		Title:	"title",
 		APIkey: "apikey",
 		Domain: "domain",
+		RootPath: "root",
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := readConfig(flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError), input)
@@ -41,18 +43,20 @@ func TestConfig_ReadConfig(t *testing.T){
 }
 
 func TestConfig_ReadConfigFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRT_DB_FILE", "db"))
-	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRT_DB_FILE")
-	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRT_API_KEY", "apikey"))
-	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRT_API_KEY")
-	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRT_HOST", "host"))
-	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRT_HOST")
-	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRT_PORT", "port"))
-	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRT_PORT")
-	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRT_DOMAIN", "domain"))
-	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRT_DOMAIN")
-	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRT_TITLE", "title"))
-	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRT_TITLE")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_DB_FILE", "db"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_DB_FILE")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_API_KEY", "apikey"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_API_KEY")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_HOST", "host"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_HOST")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_PORT", "port"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_PORT")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_DOMAIN", "domain"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_DOMAIN")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_TITLE", "title"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_TITLE")
+	assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv("SHRTY_ROOT_PATH", "root"))
+	defer os.Unsetenv("SHRTY_ROOT_PATH")
 
 	expected := &Config{
 		Host:	"host",
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ func TestConfig_ReadConfigFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		Title:	"title",
 		APIkey: "apikey",
 		Domain: "domain",
+		RootPath: "root",
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := readConfig(flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError), []string{})