diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 480f8fd..4104328 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -101,13 +101,15 @@ async fn main() {
     .await
     .expect("Oidc Authentication Client");
 
-    let garbage_collector = GarbageCollector::new("./data".to_string()).await;
+    let data_path = env::var("DATA_PATH").expect("DATA_PATH env var");
+
+    let garbage_collector = GarbageCollector::new(data_path.clone()).await;
     garbage_collector.spawn();
 
     let state: AppState = AppState {
         application_base,
         oidc_application,
-        data: "./data".to_string(),
+        data: data_path,
         key_salt: KeySalt::from_str(&env::var("KEY_SALT").expect("KEY_SALT env var"))
             .expect("KEY SALT valid hex"),
         id_salt: IdSalt::from_str(&env::var("ID_SALT").expect("ID_SALT env var"))