diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index b6bb318..d5f1187 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 data "archive_file" "zip_file_for_lambda" {
   type        = "zip"
-  output_path = "${var.name}.zip"
+  output_path = "${var.local_file_dir}/${var.name}.zip"
 
   dynamic "source" {
     for_each = distinct(flatten([
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 73aa8b3..f2f7bde 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ variable file_globs {
   description = "list of files or globs that you want included from the lambda_code_source_dir"
 }
 
+variable local_file_dir {
+  description = "A path to the directory to store plan time generated local files"
+  default     = "."
+}
+
 variable runtime {
   description = "The runtime of the lambda function"
   default     = "nodejs10.x"