diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fce3337..13da9b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ clock in or out, a new snapshot will be made. By default the backup repository
 is stored in `$HOME/.clocked_backups` and its password is saved in
 `$HOME/.clocked/backups.passwd`
 
+If you want to keep your backups somewhere else (e.g. inside a Dropbox folder)
+you have to do two things:
+
+1. Move `~/.clocked_backups` to its target location.
+2. Inside `~/.clocked/config.yml` add the following line:
+   
+   ```
+   backups_path: /Users/yourname/Dropbox/clocked_backups
+   ```
+   
+   Replace `/Users/yourname/Dropbox/clocked_backups` with whatever path you
+   moved the backups to in step 1 🙂
+
 ## Command-line arguments
 
 - `--log-file <path/to/file>` specifies a path to a logfile clocked should
diff --git a/cmd/clocked/main.go b/cmd/clocked/main.go
index 8356731..7c1e7e4 100644
--- a/cmd/clocked/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clocked/main.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	bk, err := backup.New(&backup.Options{
-		SourcePath: storageFolder,
+		SourcePath:     storageFolder,
+		RepositoryPath: cfg.BackupsPath,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Fatal("Failed to configure backup")
diff --git a/internal/backup/backup.go b/internal/backup/backup.go
index 163a9f2..f908e1a 100644
--- a/internal/backup/backup.go
+++ b/internal/backup/backup.go
@@ -98,19 +98,13 @@ func (b *Backup) createEnv() []string {
 func (b *Backup) CreateSnapshot() error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(b.resticPath, "backup", b.sourcePath)
 	cmd.Env = b.createEnv()
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
 func (b *Backup) Restore(id string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(b.resticPath, "restore", "--target", filepath.Dir(b.sourcePath), id)
 	cmd.Env = b.createEnv()
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
 type ByTime []Snapshot
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 59cab13..0a471ea 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
+	BackupsPath  string `yaml:"backups_path"`
 	JIRAUsername string `yaml:"jira_username"`
 	JIRAURL      string `yaml:"jira_url"`
 	JIRAPassword string