diff --git a/bin/migrate-mongo.js b/bin/migrate-mongo.js
index ed07360..d701ed4 100755
--- a/bin/migrate-mongo.js
+++ b/bin/migrate-mongo.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const Table = require('cli-table');
 const migrateMongo = require('../lib/migrate-mongo');
 const database = require('../lib/env/database');
 const pkgjson = require('../package.json');
+const config = require('../lib/env/configFile');
 
 program.version(pkgjson.version);
 
@@ -23,10 +24,11 @@ program
   .command('create [description]')
   .description('create a new database migration with the provided description')
   .option('-f --file <file>', 'use a custom config file')
-  .action((description) =>{
+  .action((description, options) => {
+    global.options = options;
     migrateMongo.create(description, (err, filename) => {
       if (err) return handleError(err);
-      console.log('Created: migrations/' + filename);
+      console.log(`Created: ${config.read().migrationsDir}/${filename}`);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/actions/create.js b/lib/actions/create.js
index 048460b..887c1f1 100644
--- a/lib/actions/create.js
+++ b/lib/actions/create.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function (description, done) {
       description = description.split(' ').join('_');
       const source = path.join(__dirname, '../../samples/migration.js');
       const filename = moment.utc().format('YYYYMMDDHHmmss') + '-' + description + '.js';
-      const destination = path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations', filename);
+      const destination = path.join(migrationsDir.resolve(), filename);
       return fs.copy(source, destination, (err) => {
         if (err) return taskDone(err);
         return taskDone(null, filename);
diff --git a/lib/env/migrationsDir.js b/lib/env/migrationsDir.js
index 36e8ef9..91e3209 100644
--- a/lib/env/migrationsDir.js
+++ b/lib/env/migrationsDir.js
@@ -2,11 +2,33 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const configFile = require('./configFile');
+
+const DEFAULT_MIGRATIONS_DIR_NAME = 'migrations';
+
+function resolveMigrationsDirPath() {
+  let migrationsDir;
+  try {
+    migrationsDir = configFile.read().migrationsDir;
+  } catch(err) {
+    // config file could not be read, assume default 'migrations' dir
+    migrationsDir = DEFAULT_MIGRATIONS_DIR_NAME;
+  }
+
+  if (path.isAbsolute(migrationsDir)) {
+    return migrationsDir;
+  } else {
+    return path.join(process.cwd(), migrationsDir);
+  }
+}
 
 module.exports = {
 
+  resolve: resolveMigrationsDirPath,
+
   shouldExist(done) {
-    const migrationsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations');
+    const migrationsDir = resolveMigrationsDirPath();
     return fs.stat(migrationsDir, (err) => {
       if (err) return done(new Error('migrations directory does not exist: ' + migrationsDir));
       return done();
@@ -14,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   shouldNotExist(done) {
-    const migrationsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations');
+    const migrationsDir = resolveMigrationsDirPath();
     return fs.stat(migrationsDir, (err) => {
       if (err && err.code === 'ENOENT') return done();
       return done(new Error('migrations directory already exists: ' + migrationsDir));
@@ -22,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   getFileNames(done) {
-    const migrationsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations');
+    const migrationsDir = resolveMigrationsDirPath();
     fs.readdir(migrationsDir, (err, files) => {
       if (err) return done(err);
       return done(null, files.filter((file) => path.extname(file) === '.js'));
@@ -30,6 +52,6 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   loadMigration(fileName) {
-    return require(path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations', fileName));
+    return require(path.join(resolveMigrationsDirPath(), fileName));
   }
-};
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+};
diff --git a/samples/config.js b/samples/config.js
index b750e91..37830bc 100644
--- a/samples/config.js
+++ b/samples/config.js
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// This is where you can configure migrate-mongo
-module.exports = {
+// In this file you can configure migrate-mongo
 
-  // The mongodb collection where the applied changes are stored:
-  changelogCollectionName: 'changelog',
+module.exports = {
 
   mongodb: {
-    // TODO edit this connection url to your MongoDB database:
+    // TODO You MUST edit this connection url to your MongoDB database:
     url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/YOURDATABASENAME',
 
-    // uncomment and edit to specify Mongo client connect options
+    // uncomment and edit to specify Mongo client connect options (eg. increase the timeouts)
     // see https://mongodb.github.io/node-mongodb-native/2.2/api/MongoClient.html
     //
     // options: {
     //   connectTimeoutMS: 3600000, // 1 hour
     //   socketTimeoutMS: 3600000, // 1 hour
     // }
-  }
+  },
+
+  // The migrations dir, can be an relative or absolute path. Only edit this when really necessary.
+  migrationsDir: 'migrations',
+
+  // The mongodb collection where the applied changes are stored. Only edit this when really necessary.
+  changelogCollectionName: 'changelog',
+
 };
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diff --git a/test/env/migrationsDir.test.js b/test/env/migrationsDir.test.js
index 5405a2c..1bc6856 100644
--- a/test/env/migrationsDir.test.js
+++ b/test/env/migrationsDir.test.js
@@ -9,11 +9,38 @@ const path = require('path');
 describe('migrationsDir', function () {
 
   let migrationsDir;
-  let fs;
+  let fs, configFile;
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     fs = mockFs();
-    migrationsDir = proxyquire('../../lib/env/migrationsDir', {'fs-extra': fs});
+    configFile = mockConfigFile();
+    migrationsDir = proxyquire('../../lib/env/migrationsDir', {
+      'fs-extra': fs,
+      './configFile': configFile,
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('resolve()', function () {
+
+    it('should use the configured relative migrations dir when a config file is available', function () {
+      configFile.read.returns({
+        migrationsDir: 'custom-migrations-dir'
+      });
+      expect(migrationsDir.resolve()).to.equal(path.join(process.cwd(), 'custom-migrations-dir'));
+    });
+
+    it('should use the configured absolute migrations dir when a config file is available', function () {
+      configFile.read.returns({
+        migrationsDir: '/absolute/path/to/my/custom-migrations-dir'
+      });
+      expect(migrationsDir.resolve()).to.equal('/absolute/path/to/my/custom-migrations-dir');
+    });
+
+    it('should use the default migrations directory when unable to read the config file', function () {
+      configFile.read.throws(new Error('Cannot read config file'));
+      expect(migrationsDir.resolve()).to.equal(path.join(process.cwd(), 'migrations'));
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('shouldExist()', function () {
@@ -101,4 +128,12 @@ describe('migrationsDir', function () {
     };
   }
 
+  function mockConfigFile() {
+    return {
+      read: sinon.stub().returns({
+        migrationsDir: 'migrations',
+      }),
+    };
+  }
+
 });
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