diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b73a1ad..f539168 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
           hours_before_full: 24
           target:
             host: cfg01
+            home_dir: server-home-dir
 
   .. note:: full_backups_to_keep param states how many backup will be stored locally on cassandra client.
             More options to relocate local backups can be done using salt-formula-backupninja.
diff --git a/cassandra/files/backup/cassandra-backup-client-runner-call.sh b/cassandra/files/backup/cassandra-backup-client-runner-call.sh
index 9f3116b..ff71928 100644
--- a/cassandra/files/backup/cassandra-backup-client-runner-call.sh
+++ b/cassandra/files/backup/cassandra-backup-client-runner-call.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     DSECFG="/etc/dse/cassandra"
     CASCFG='/etc/cassandra/cassandra.yaml'
     BACKUPDIR="{{ backup.backup_dir }}/full"
+    SERVERBACKUPDIR="{{ backup.client.target.get('backup_dir', backup.backup_dir) }}"
     TMPDIR="$( pwd )/${PROGNAME}.tmp${RANDOM}"
     CLITMPFILE="${TMPDIR}/cqlschema"
     CASIP="127.0.0.1"
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
     ssh-keygen -R {{ backup.client.target.host }} 2>&1 | > $RSYNCLOG
     ssh-keyscan {{ backup.client.target.host }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts  2>&1 | >> $RSYNCLOG
     echo "Rsyncing files to remote host"
-    /usr/bin/rsync -rhtPv --rsync-path=rsync --progress $BACKUPDIR/* -e ssh cassandra@{{ backup.client.target.host }}:$BACKUPDIR >> $RSYNCLOG
+    /usr/bin/rsync -rhtPv --rsync-path=rsync --progress $BACKUPDIR/* -e ssh cassandra@{{ backup.client.target.host }}:$SERVERBACKUPDIR >> $RSYNCLOG
 
     # Check if the rsync succeeded or failed
     if [ -s $RSYNCLOG ] && ! grep -q "rsync error: " $RSYNCLOG; then