diff --git a/kcollectd/gui.cc b/kcollectd/gui.cc
index a344f47..df3e442 100644
--- a/kcollectd/gui.cc
+++ b/kcollectd/gui.cc
@@ -59,12 +59,14 @@
 
 #include "drag_pixmap.xpm"
 
-#ifndef RRD_BASEDIR
+/*#ifndef RRD_BASEDIR
 #define RRD_BASEDIR "/var/lib/collectd/rrd"
-#endif
+#endif */
 
 #define I18N_NOOP(text) text
 
+extern QString rrd_path;
+
 static struct {
   KStandardAction::StandardAction actionType;
   const char *name;
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ KCollectdGui::KCollectdGui(QWidget *parent)
   menuBar()->addMenu(helpMenu());
 
   // build rrd-tree
-  get_rrds(RRD_BASEDIR, listview());
+  get_rrds(rrd_path.toUtf8().data(), listview());
 }
 
 KCollectdGui::~KCollectdGui() {}
diff --git a/kcollectd/kcollectd.cc b/kcollectd/kcollectd.cc
index cccd3df..1f3b439 100644
--- a/kcollectd/kcollectd.cc
+++ b/kcollectd/kcollectd.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 #include "gui.h"
 
+QString rrd_path = "";
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   using namespace boost::filesystem;
 
@@ -64,9 +66,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   parser.addVersionOption();
 
   parser.addPositionalArgument("+[file]", i18n("A kcollectd-file to open"));
+  parser.addPositionalArgument("path", i18n("rrd path"));
   parser.process(application);
 
   const QStringList args = parser.positionalArguments();
+  if (args.size() >= 2)
+  {
+    rrd_path = args.at(1);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    rrd_path = "/var/lib/collectd/rrd";
+  }
   try {
     if (application.isSessionRestored()) {
       kRestoreMainWindows<KCollectdGui>();
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   } catch (const std::exception &e) {
     KMessageBox::error(0, i18n("Failed to read collectd-structure at \'%1\'\n"
                                "Terminating.",
-                               QString(RRD_BASEDIR)));
+                               rrd_path));
     exit(1);
   }