diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/application.yml b/app/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 193533c9b..54d0e3ce2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ application:
   base-uri: "${BASE_URI:http://gamma:8081}"
   production: "${PRODUCTION:false}"
   files:
-    path: "uploads/"
+    path: "${UPLOAD_FOLDER:./uploads/}"
   cookie:
     domain: "${COOKIE_DOMAIN:gamma}"
     path: "${COOKIE_PATH:/}"