diff --git a/web/keys.sample.php b/web/keys.sample.php
index 63509ca..cd9b7ca 100644
--- a/web/keys.sample.php
+++ b/web/keys.sample.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 define('YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_USER', 'root');
 define('YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_PASS', '<my_mysql_password>');
+define('YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_PATH', '/root/backup');
 
 /* Keys required to create/cancel orders and access your balances/deposit addresses */
 define('EXCH_BITTREX_SECRET', '<my_bittrex_api_secret_key>');
diff --git a/web/yaamp/core/backend/system.php b/web/yaamp/core/backend/system.php
index b70da2c..7b2e169 100644
--- a/web/yaamp/core/backend/system.php
+++ b/web/yaamp/core/backend/system.php
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 function BackendDoBackup()
 {
-	$d = date('Y-m-d-H', time());
-	$filename = "/root/backup/yaamp-$d.sql";
-
 	if (is_readable("/usr/bin/xz")) {
 		$ziptool = "xz --threads=4"; $ext = ".xz";
 	} else {
@@ -19,6 +16,9 @@ function BackendDoBackup()
 	$user = YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_USER;
 	$pass = YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_PASS;
 
+	$d = date('Y-m-d-H', time());
+	$filename = YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_PATH.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR."$db-$d.sql";
+
 	if (1) {
 		// faster on huge databases if the disk is fast (nvme), reduce the db lock time
 		system("mysqldump -h $host -u$user -p$pass --skip-extended-insert $db > $filename");
diff --git a/web/yaamp/defaultconfig.php b/web/yaamp/defaultconfig.php
index 0674be9..5a41749 100644
--- a/web/yaamp/defaultconfig.php
+++ b/web/yaamp/defaultconfig.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ if (!defined('YAAMP_DBNAME')) define('YAAMP_DBNAME', 'yaamp');
 if (!defined('YAAMP_DBUSER')) define('YAAMP_DBUSER', 'root');
 if (!defined('YAAMP_DBPASSWORD')) define('YAAMP_DBPASSWORD', '');
 
+if (!defined('YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_PATH')) define('YIIMP_MYSQLDUMP_PATH', '/root/backup');
+
 if (!defined('YIIMP_PUBLIC_EXPLORER')) define('YIIMP_PUBLIC_EXPLORER', true);
 if (!defined('YIIMP_PUBLIC_BENCHMARK')) define('YIIMP_PUBLIC_BENCHMARK', false);
 if (!defined('YIIMP_FIAT_ALTERNATIVE')) define('YIIMP_FIAT_ALTERNATIVE', 'EUR');