diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 4a566fe..afd7437 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 GIT_URL="https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/"
-ABRA_DIR="$HOME/.abra"
+ABRA_DIR="${ABRA_DIR:-$HOME/.abra}"
 
 #######################################
 # Global help
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ load_custom_commands() {
 
 get_servers() {
   shopt -s nullglob dotglob
-  SERVERS=(~/.abra/servers/*)
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+  SERVERS=($ABRA_DIR/servers/*)
   shopt -u nullglob dotglob
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ get_app_keys() {
 load_instance() {
   DOMAIN="$abra__domain_"
   # FIXME 3wc: requires bash 4, use for loop instead
-  mapfile -t ENV_FILES < <(find -L ~/.abra -name "$DOMAIN.env")
+  mapfile -t ENV_FILES < <(find -L "$ABRA_DIR" -name "$DOMAIN.env")
   case "${#ENV_FILES[@]}" in
     1 ) ;;
     0 ) error "Can't find app '$DOMAIN'"; return;;
@@ -446,7 +447,8 @@ sub_app_ls (){
 
 sub_app_list (){
   shopt -s nullglob dotglob
-  ENV_FILES=(~/.abra/servers/*/*.env)
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+  ENV_FILES=($ABRA_DIR/servers/*/*.env)
   shopt -u nullglob dotglob
 
   STATUS="${abra___status:+STATUS}"