diff --git a/patches/branding/addpatch.py b/patches/branding/addpatch.py
index 3f71ce1..c5a60c9 100644
--- a/patches/branding/addpatch.py
+++ b/patches/branding/addpatch.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 fname = sys.argv[1]
-persistdir = "/home/ave/distokrepos/versionlogs/"
+persistdir = os.environ.get("DISTOK_VERSION_LOGS", "/root/distokrepos/versionlogs/")
 
 
 def counterup(branch="base"):