diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 1ef81a4..3e789a5 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ doInstallMod(){
 doBackup(){
   local datestamp=`date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H.%M.%S"`
   local backupdir="${arkbackupdir}/${datestamp}"
+  local savedir="SavedArks"
   mkdir -p "$backupdir"
 
   # extract the map name from the active map mod
@@ -602,17 +603,22 @@ doBackup(){
     ' <"${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Content/Mods/${serverMapModId}/mod.info")"
   fi
 
+  # Get save directory name
+  if [ -n "${ark_AltSaveDirectoryName}" ]; then
+    savedir="${ark_AltSaveDirectoryName}"
+  fi
+
   # ARK server uses Write-Unlink-Rename
   echo -ne "${NORMAL} Copying ARK world file "
-  cp -p "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/${serverMap##*/}.ark" "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark"
+  cp -p "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${savedir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark" "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark"
   if [ ! -f "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark" ]; then
     sleep 2
-    cp -p "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/${serverMap##*/}.ark" "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark"
+    cp -p "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${savedir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark" "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark"
   fi
   # If both attempts fail, server may have
   # crashed between unlink and rename
   if [ ! -f "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark" ]; then
-    cp -p "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/${serverMap##*/}.tmp" "${backupdir##*/}/${serverMap##*/}.ark"
+    cp -p "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${savedir}/${serverMap##*/}.tmp" "${backupdir##*/}/${serverMap##*/}.ark"
   fi
   if [ -f "${backupdir}/${serverMap##*/}.ark" ]; then
     echo -e "${NORMAL}[   ${GREEN}OK${NORMAL}   ]"
@@ -625,7 +631,7 @@ doBackup(){
   # ARK server uses a non-blocking lock and will
   # fail to update the file if the lock fails.
   echo -e "${NORMAL} Copying ARK profile files"
-  for f in "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/"*.arkprofile; do
+  for f in "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${savedir}/"*.arkprofile; do
     echo -ne "${NORMAL}   ${f##*/} "
     cp -p "${f}" "${backupdir}/${f##*/}"
     if [ ! -s "${backupdir}/${f##*/}" ]; then
@@ -646,7 +652,7 @@ doBackup(){
 
   # ARK server uses Lock-Truncate-Write-Unlock
   echo -e "${NORMAL} Copying ARK tribe files "
-  for f in "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/"*.arktribe; do
+  for f in "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${savedir}/"*.arktribe; do
     echo -ne "${NORMAL}   ${f##*/} "
     cp -p "${f}" "${backupdir}/${f##*/}"
     if [ ! -s "${backupdir}/${f##*/}" ]; then
diff --git a/tools/arkmanager.cfg b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
index d635225..aac1599 100644
--- a/tools/arkmanager.cfg
+++ b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ark_ServerPassword=""                                               # ARK server
 ark_ServerAdminPassword="keyboardcat"                               # ARK server admin password, KEEP IT SAFE!
 ark_MaxPlayers="70"
 #ark_GameModIds="487516323,487516324,487516325"                     # Uncomment to specify additional mods by Mod Id separated by commas
+#ark_AltSaveDirectoryName="SotF"                                    # Uncomment to specify a different save directory name
 
 # ARK server flags - use arkflag_<optionname>=true
 #arkflag_OnlyAdminRejoinAsSpectator=true                            # Uncomment to only allow admins to rejoin as spectator