diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3184672..cd4f0c4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var config struct {
 	CacheExpiration   int    `env:"CACHE_EXPIRATION" envDefault:"30"`
 	CacheExpiredPurge int    `env:"CACHE_EXPIRED_PURGE" envDefault:"60"`
 	StorageBackend    string `env:"STORAGE_BACKEND" envDefault:"memory"`
+	StoragePath       string `env:"STORAGE_PATH" envDefault:"feedbridge-data"`
 	Environment       string `env:"ENVIRONMENT" envDefault:"develop"`
 	Port              int    `env:"PORT" envDefault:"8080"`
 }
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 		storageRepo = memory
-	case "persistant":
-		disk, err := store.NewDiskRepository("feedbridge-cache")
+	case "persistent":
+		disk, err := store.NewDiskRepository(config.StoragePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/store/disk_repository.go b/store/disk_repository.go
index 0a0c384..8f9da3c 100644
--- a/store/disk_repository.go
+++ b/store/disk_repository.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/peterbourgon/diskv"
 )
 
-// DiskRepo holds a representation of a persistant store backend
+// DiskRepo holds a representation of a persistent store backend
 type DiskRepo struct {
 	d *diskv.Diskv
 }
 
-// NewDiskRepository returns a newly persistant store repository
+// NewDiskRepository returns a newly persistent store repository
 func NewDiskRepository(path string) (*DiskRepo, error) {
 	d := diskv.New(diskv.Options{
 		BasePath:     path,