diff --git a/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 749acb44e..6085aec67 100755
--- a/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/ente/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ S3_PORT="$(bashio::addon.port 3200 || echo 3200)"
 # Read MinIO creds from add-on config
 MINIO_USER="$(bashio::config 'MINIO_ROOT_USER' || echo minioadmin)"
 MINIO_PASS="$(bashio::config 'MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD' || echo minioadmin)"
+MINIO_DATA="$(bashio::config 'PHOTOS_LOCATION' || echo /config/minio-data)"
 
 # Env overrides Museum will merge over YAML
 export ENTE_API_ORIGIN="http://homeassistant.local:${API_PORT}"
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ fi
 ############################################
 mkdir -p /config/ente/custom-logs \
          /config/data \
-         /config/minio-data \
+         "$MINIO_DATA" \
          "$PGDATA" \
          /config/scripts/compose
 
@@ -223,8 +224,8 @@ bootstrap_internal_db() {
 ############################################
 start_minio() {
     bashio::log.info "Starting MinIO (:3200)..."
-    mkdir -p /config/minio-data
-    "$MINIO_BIN" server /config/minio-data --address ":3200" &
+    mkdir -p "$MINIO_DATA"
+    "$MINIO_BIN" server "$MINIO_DATA" --address ":3200" &
     MINIO_PID=$!
 }