diff --git a/exampleconfig.yaml b/exampleconfig.yaml
index 2c49a22..b527acf 100644
--- a/exampleconfig.yaml
+++ b/exampleconfig.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ maxage: 10800
 port: 80
 # Files that will be copied into container on startup
 skel: /etc/podterminal/skel.tar.gz
+skel_target: /config
 ssl: false
 ssl_cert: /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
 ssl_cert_key: /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
diff --git a/pods/skel.go b/pods/skel.go
index b48d121..095108d 100644
--- a/pods/skel.go
+++ b/pods/skel.go
@@ -18,19 +18,23 @@ func CopySkelToContainer(id string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(viper.GetString("skel"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Could not access Skel archive")
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Println("Skel Archive is ", fileInfo.Size(), "b")
+
 	file, err := os.Open(viper.GetString("skel"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("Could not open skel archive", err)
 		return err
 	}
-
-	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(viper.GetString("skel"))
-	log.Println("Skel Archive is ", fileInfo.Size(), "b")
-
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	params := url.Values{}
-	params.Set("path", "/")
+	params.Set("path", viper.GetString("skel_target"))
 
 	response, err := conn.DoRequest(
 		Socket,
diff --git a/readConfig.go b/readConfig.go
index 3adb0ef..2f604cb 100644
--- a/readConfig.go
+++ b/readConfig.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func readConfigFile() {
 	viper.SetDefault("dri", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("dir_node", "/dev/dri/renderD128")
 	viper.SetDefault("skel", "/etc/podterminal/skel.tar.gz")
+	viper.SetDefault("skel_target", "/")
 	viper.SetDefault("block_filebrowser", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("envvars",
 		map[string]string{