diff --git a/include/kiwixserve.h b/include/kiwixserve.h
index 54deb390b..dcf5a0642 100644
--- a/include/kiwixserve.h
+++ b/include/kiwixserve.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define KIWIXLIB_KIWIX_SERVE_H_
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 
 class Subprocess;
 namespace kiwix {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
 class KiwixServe
 {
   public:
-    KiwixServe(int port = 8181);
+    KiwixServe(const std::string& libraryPath, int port = 8181);
     ~KiwixServe();
 
     void run();
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class KiwixServe
   private:
   std::unique_ptr<Subprocess> mp_kiwixServe;
   int m_port;
+  std::string m_libraryPath;
 };
 
 }; //end namespace kiwix
diff --git a/src/kiwixserve.cpp b/src/kiwixserve.cpp
index c1dcdfbd6..1111fec17 100644
--- a/src/kiwixserve.cpp
+++ b/src/kiwixserve.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 namespace kiwix {
 
-KiwixServe::KiwixServe(int port) : m_port(port)
+KiwixServe::KiwixServe(const std::string& libraryPath, int port)
+  : m_port(port),
+    m_libraryPath(libraryPath)
 {
 }
 
@@ -43,13 +45,12 @@ void KiwixServe::run()
         // Try to use a potential installed kiwix-serve.
         callCmd.push_back(KIWIXSERVE_CMD);
     }
-    std::string libraryPath = getDataDirectory() + "/library.xml";
     std::string attachProcessOpt = "-a" + to_string(pid);
     std::string portOpt = "-p" + to_string(m_port);
     callCmd.push_back(attachProcessOpt.c_str());
     callCmd.push_back(portOpt.c_str());
     callCmd.push_back("-l");
-    callCmd.push_back(libraryPath.c_str());
+    callCmd.push_back(m_libraryPath.c_str());
     mp_kiwixServe = Subprocess::run(callCmd);
 }