diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c8c90a7..5253703 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -64,9 +64,13 @@
     [The item updater DBus busname to own.])
 
 AC_ARG_VAR(MANIFEST_FILE, [The path to the MANIFEST file])
-AS_IF([test "x$MANIFEST_FILE" == "x"], [MANIFEST_FILE="/tmp/pnor/MANIFEST"])
+AS_IF([test "x$MANIFEST_FILE" == "x"], [MANIFEST_FILE="/tmp/images/MANIFEST"])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([MANIFEST_FILE], ["$MANIFEST_FILE"], [The path to the MANIFEST file])
 
+AC_ARG_VAR(IMAGE_DIR, [The path to all the IMAGE files])
+AS_IF([test "x$IMAGE_DIR" == "x"], [IMAGE_DIR="/tmp/images/"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([IMAGE_DIR], ["$IMAGE_DIR"], [The path to all the IMAGE files])
+
 AC_DEFINE(MAPPER_BUSNAME, "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
     [The object mapper busname.])
 AC_DEFINE(MAPPER_PATH, "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",