diff --git a/packages/concordia-pinner/src/constants.js b/packages/concordia-pinner/src/constants.js
index 7bfe01f..6e18d38 100644
--- a/packages/concordia-pinner/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-pinner/src/constants.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path';
 
 export const ORBIT_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'orbitdb');
+export const IPFS_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'ipfs');
 export const LOGS_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'logs');
diff --git a/packages/concordia-pinner/src/options/ipfsOptions.js b/packages/concordia-pinner/src/options/ipfsOptions.js
index 191fffc..56e1fbb 100644
--- a/packages/concordia-pinner/src/options/ipfsOptions.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-pinner/src/options/ipfsOptions.js
@@ -1,30 +1,36 @@
 import getLibp2pBundle from './libp2pBundle';
 import { getSwarmAddresses } from '../utils/ipfsUtils';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
+import { IPFS_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT } from '../constants';
 
 const getIpfsOptions = async () => getSwarmAddresses()
   .then((swarmAddresses) => {
     logger.info(`Swarm addresses used: ${swarmAddresses.join(', ')}`);
     return swarmAddresses;
   })
-  .then((swarmAddresses) => ({
-    repo: 'ipfs',
-    config: {
-      Profile: 'server',
-      Addresses: {
-        Swarm: swarmAddresses,
+  .then((swarmAddresses) => {
+    const IPFS_DIRECTORY = process.env.IPFS_DIRECTORY || IPFS_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT;
+    logger.info(`Setting up IPFS in repo: ${IPFS_DIRECTORY}`);
+
+    return ({
+      repo: IPFS_DIRECTORY,
+      config: {
+        Profile: 'server',
+        Addresses: {
+          Swarm: swarmAddresses,
+        },
+      },
+      libp2p: getLibp2pBundle(swarmAddresses),
+      EXPERIMENTAL: {
+        pubsub: true,
+      },
+      preload: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+      init: {
+        emptyRepo: true,
       },
-    },
-    libp2p: getLibp2pBundle(swarmAddresses),
-    EXPERIMENTAL: {
-      pubsub: true,
-    },
-    preload: {
-      enabled: false,
-    },
-    init: {
-      emptyRepo: true,
-    },
-  }));
+    });
+  });
 
 export default getIpfsOptions;
diff --git a/packages/concordia-pinner/src/utils/orbitUtils.js b/packages/concordia-pinner/src/utils/orbitUtils.js
index e13877a..d1c3326 100644
--- a/packages/concordia-pinner/src/utils/orbitUtils.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-pinner/src/utils/orbitUtils.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const createOrbitInstance = async (ipfs, contractAddress) => {
   EthereumContractIdentityProvider.setContractAddress(contractAddress);
 
   const ORBIT_DIRECTORY = process.env.ORBIT_DIRECTORY || ORBIT_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT;
+  logger.info(`Setting up OrbitDB in directory: ${ORBIT_DIRECTORY}`);
 
   return OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs, { directory: ORBIT_DIRECTORY });
 };