diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfb5204..7754947 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ Execute:
 ./docker-volume-backup.sh
 ```
 
+Optional a directory for the backup folder can be defined:
+
+```bash
+./docker-volume-backup.sh /tmp
+```
+
 ## Test
 Delete the volume.
 
diff --git a/docker-volume-backup.sh b/docker-volume-backup.sh
index 6dc53d1..87a8aa1 100644
--- a/docker-volume-backup.sh
+++ b/docker-volume-backup.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+# @param $1 [optional] : The path in which the backups folder will be created.
 backup_time="$(date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S')"
 docker_backups_mount="/Backups/"
-native_backups_mount_prefix="$HOME"
+native_backups_mount_prefix="$(test -z "$1" && echo "$HOME" || echo "$1")"
 native_backups_mount="$native_backups_mount_prefix$docker_backups_mount"
 for docker_container_name in $(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}');
 do