diff --git a/src/datastore/DataStore.ts b/src/datastore/DataStore.ts
index 2c5fdba..f9b7203 100644
--- a/src/datastore/DataStore.ts
+++ b/src/datastore/DataStore.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ const DEFAULT_NGINX_CAPTAIN_CONFIG = fs
 let DEFAULT_NGINX_CONFIG_FOR_APP_PATH =
     __dirname + '/../../template/server-block-conf.ejs'
 
-if (fs.pathExistsSync('/captain/data/server-block-conf-override.ejs')) {
-    DEFAULT_NGINX_CONFIG_FOR_APP_PATH =
-        '/captain/data/server-block-conf-override.ejs'
+const SERVER_BLOCK_CONF_OVERRIDE_PATH =
+    CaptainConstants.captainDataDirectory + '/server-block-conf-override.ejs'
+
+if (fs.pathExistsSync(SERVER_BLOCK_CONF_OVERRIDE_PATH)) {
+    DEFAULT_NGINX_CONFIG_FOR_APP_PATH = SERVER_BLOCK_CONF_OVERRIDE_PATH
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_NGINX_CONFIG_FOR_APP = fs
diff --git a/src/utils/CaptainConstants.ts b/src/utils/CaptainConstants.ts
index ba3abeb..c365087 100644
--- a/src/utils/CaptainConstants.ts
+++ b/src/utils/CaptainConstants.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import fs = require('fs-extra')
 import path = require('path')
 import EnvVars from './EnvVars'
 
-const CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY = '/captain'
+const CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY = EnvVars.CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY || '/captain'
 const CAPTAIN_DATA_DIRECTORY = CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY + '/data' // data that sits here can be backed up
 const CAPTAIN_ROOT_DIRECTORY_TEMP = CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY + '/temp'
 const CAPTAIN_ROOT_DIRECTORY_GENERATED = CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY + '/generated'
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const data = {
     gitShaEnvVarKey: 'CAPROVER_GIT_COMMIT_SHA',
 }
 
-function overrideFromFile(fileName: string) {
+function overrideConfigFromFile(fileName: string) {
     const overridingValuesConfigs = fs.readJsonSync(fileName, {
         throws: false,
     })
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ function overrideFromFile(fileName: string) {
     }
 }
 
-overrideFromFile(CONSTANT_FILE_OVERRIDE_BUILD)
+overrideConfigFromFile(CONSTANT_FILE_OVERRIDE_BUILD)
 
-overrideFromFile(CONSTANT_FILE_OVERRIDE_USER)
+overrideConfigFromFile(CONSTANT_FILE_OVERRIDE_USER)
 
 if (data.isDebug) {
     const devDirectoryOnLocalMachine = fs
diff --git a/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts b/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts
index 6d89e1e..8381f3c 100644
--- a/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ export function install() {
                 })
             }
 
+            if (EnvVar.CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY) {
+                env.push({
+                    key: EnvVar.keys.CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY,
+                    value: EnvVar.CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY,
+                })
+            }
+
             const ports: IAppPort[] = []
 
             let captainNameAndVersion = `${CaptainConstants.configs.publishedNameOnDockerHub}:${CaptainConstants.configs.version}`
diff --git a/src/utils/EnvVars.ts b/src/utils/EnvVars.ts
index 06e9f8d..c33d3dd 100644
--- a/src/utils/EnvVars.ts
+++ b/src/utils/EnvVars.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export default {
         DEFAULT_PASSWORD: 'DEFAULT_PASSWORD',
         IS_CAPTAIN_INSTANCE: 'IS_CAPTAIN_INSTANCE',
         DEMO_MODE_ADMIN_IP: 'DEMO_MODE_ADMIN_IP',
+        CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY: 'CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY',
     },
 
     BY_PASS_PROXY_CHECK: process.env.BY_PASS_PROXY_CHECK,
@@ -27,4 +28,6 @@ export default {
 
     CAPROVER_DISABLE_ANALYTICS:
         !!process.env.CAPROVER_DISABLE_ANALYTICS || !!process.env.DO_NOT_TRACK,
+
+    CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY: process.env.CAPTAIN_BASE_DIRECTORY,
 }