diff --git a/lib/LDV/Zerobin.pm b/lib/LDV/Zerobin.pm
index 39a4fc8..c2bcd4b 100644
--- a/lib/LDV/Zerobin.pm
+++ b/lib/LDV/Zerobin.pm
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ use Mojo::Util qw(b64_encode b64_decode decode encode);
 
 sub _metadata_path {
   my ($self, $time) = @_;
+  my $root = $self->app->config->{zerobin}->{root};
 
-  return $self->app->home->rel_file("data/zerobin/$time.json");
+  return $self->app->home->rel_file("$root/$time.json");
 }
 
 sub _metadata_save {