diff --git a/cmd/backend/config.go b/cmd/backend/config.go
index 787e9f5..42d53a6 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/config.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/config.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	Description       string
 	Domain            string
 	FirebaseKey       string
+	ImgDir            string
 	Link              string
 	LogFile           string
 	PDFDir            string
-	PicsDir           string
 	Port              string
 	Title             string
 	Version           string
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ func newConfig() *Config {
 		CookieExpiryHours: 24 * 30,
 		DBName:            "cpolis",
 		FirebaseKey:       "/etc/cpolis/serviceAccountKey.json",
+		ImgDir:            "/var/www/cpolis/images",
 		LogFile:           "/var/log/cpolis.log",
 		MaxBannerHeight:   1080,
 		MaxBannerWidth:    1920,
 		MaxImgHeight:      1080,
 		MaxImgWidth:       1920,
 		PDFDir:            "/var/www/cpolis/pdfs",
-		PicsDir:           "/var/www/cpolis/pics",
 		Port:              ":1664",
 		Version:           "v0.16.0",
 		WebDir:            "/var/www/cpolis/web",
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ func (c *Config) handleCliArgs() error {
 	flag.StringVar(&c.Description, "desc", c.Description, "channel description")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.Domain, "domain", c.Domain, "domain name")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.FirebaseKey, "firebase", c.FirebaseKey, "Firebase service account key file")
+	flag.StringVar(&c.ImgDir, "pics", c.ImgDir, "pictures directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.Link, "link", c.Link, "channel Link")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.LogFile, "log", c.LogFile, "log file")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.PDFDir, "pdfs", c.PDFDir, "pdf directory")
-	flag.StringVar(&c.PicsDir, "pics", c.PicsDir, "pictures directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.Title, "title", c.Title, "channel title")
 	flag.StringVar(&c.WebDir, "web", c.WebDir, "web directory")
 	flag.IntVar(&c.CookieExpiryHours, "cookie-expiry-hours", c.CookieExpiryHours, "cookies expire after this amount of hours")
@@ -220,6 +220,18 @@ func (c *Config) setupConfig(cliConfig *Config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting up file: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if cliConfig.ImgDir != defaultConfig.ImgDir {
+		c.ImgDir = cliConfig.ImgDir
+	}
+	c.ImgDir, err = filepath.Abs(c.ImgDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting absolute filepath for PicsDir: %v", err)
+	}
+	c.ImgDir, err = mkDir(c.ImgDir, 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting up directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if cliConfig.Link != defaultConfig.Link {
 		c.Link = cliConfig.Link
 	}
@@ -264,18 +276,6 @@ func (c *Config) setupConfig(cliConfig *Config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting up directory: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if cliConfig.PicsDir != defaultConfig.PicsDir {
-		c.PicsDir = cliConfig.PicsDir
-	}
-	c.PicsDir, err = filepath.Abs(c.PicsDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error setting absolute filepath for PicsDir: %v", err)
-	}
-	c.PicsDir, err = mkDir(c.PicsDir, 0700)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error setting up directory: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	if cliConfig.Port != defaultConfig.Port {
 		c.Port = cliConfig.Port
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/backend/docx.go b/cmd/backend/docx.go
index 37f895c..8e34e07 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/docx.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/docx.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func ConvertToMarkdown(c *Config, filename string) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 		defer image.Close()
 
-		newImageName, err := SaveImage(image, c.MaxImgHeight, c.MaxImgWidth, c.PicsDir)
+		newImageName, err := SaveImage(image, c.MaxImgHeight, c.MaxImgWidth, c.ImgDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error saving image %v: %v", name, err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/backend/images.go b/cmd/backend/images.go
index a8dce5f..861f5d4 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/images.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/images.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func SaveImage(src io.Reader, maxHeight, maxWidth int, path string) (string, err
 }
 
 func CleanUpImages(c *Config, db *DB) error {
-	if err := filepath.Walk(c.PicsDir, func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	if err := filepath.Walk(c.ImgDir, func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error walking images filepath: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/calls/images.go b/cmd/calls/images.go
index e8edab2..de316b0 100644
--- a/cmd/calls/images.go
+++ b/cmd/calls/images.go
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ func ServeImage(c *b.Config, s map[string]*f.Session) http.HandlerFunc {
 			}
 		}
 
-		http.ServeFile(w, r, filepath.Join(c.PicsDir, r.PathValue("pic")))
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, filepath.Join(c.ImgDir, r.PathValue("pic")))
 	}
 }