diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0fd1757..421e586 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -114,6 +115,14 @@ func makeSatel(satelAddr string) *satel.Satel {
 	return satel.NewConfig(satelConn, satel.Config{EventsQueueSize: 10})
 }
 
+func getPersistenceFilePath() string {
+	var stateDir = os.Getenv("STATE_DIRECTORY")
+	if len(stateDir) != 0 {
+		return filepath.Join(stateDir, PersistenceFilename)
+	}
+	return PersistenceFilename
+}
+
 func main() {
 	var (
 		wg       sync.WaitGroup
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	tpl := template.Must(template.New("TelegramMessage").Parse(TelegramMessageTemplate))
 
-	dataStore := MakeDataStore(log.New(os.Stderr, "DataStore", log.Lmicroseconds), PersistenceFilename)
+	dataStore := MakeDataStore(log.New(os.Stderr, "DataStore", log.Lmicroseconds), getPersistenceFilePath())
 
 	Consume(
 		SendToTg(
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8545b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGetPersistenceFilename(t *testing.T) {
+	var oldStateDir = os.Getenv("STATE_DIRECTORY")
+	os.Setenv("STATE_DIRECTORY", "test_dir")
+	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join("test_dir", PersistenceFilename), getPersistenceFilePath())
+	os.Setenv("STATE_DIRECTORY", "")
+	assert.Equal(t, PersistenceFilename, getPersistenceFilePath())
+	os.Setenv("STATE_DIRECTORY", oldStateDir)
+}