diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
index 8a68b1140..c2ff6d927 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ CClientConfig::CClientConfig()
 	CameraRecorderPrefix = "cam_rec";
 	CameraRecorderBlend  = true;
 
+	ScreenShotDirectory = "screenshots";
 	ScreenShotWidth		= 0;
 	ScreenShotHeight	= 0;
 	ScreenShotFullDetail = true;
@@ -1139,6 +1140,7 @@ void CClientConfig::setValues()
 	READ_BOOL_FV(CameraRecorderBlend)
 
 	// Screenshot
+	READ_STRING_FV(ScreenShotDirectory)
 	READ_INT_FV(ScreenShotWidth)
 	READ_INT_FV(ScreenShotHeight)
 	READ_BOOL_FV(ScreenShotFullDetail)
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
index 60be270fa..45a4cd6da 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ struct CClientConfig
 	bool			CameraRecorderBlend;
 
 	/// Screen shot
+	string			ScreenShotDirectory;
 	uint			ScreenShotWidth;	// If 0 : normal screen shot, else custom screen shot without interface
 	uint			ScreenShotHeight;
 	bool			ScreenShotFullDetail; // If set to true, then load balancing will be disabled for the duration of the screenshot
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
index 91e00807d..4c4b9e814 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ extern NLMISC::CLog				g_log;
 ////////////
 //static CCDBNodeLeaf *MenuColorWidgetValue = NULL; // db entry for the color menu widget (Red)
 
-
-static const string ScreenshotsDirectory("screenshots/");	// don't forget the final /
-
 void preRenderNewSky ();
 
 // ***************************************************************************
@@ -602,11 +599,6 @@ void displayScreenShotSavedInfo(const string &filename)
 	pIM->displaySystemInfo(msg);
 }
 
-void initScreenshot()
-{
-	if (!CFile::isExists(ScreenshotsDirectory)) CFile::createDirectory(ScreenshotsDirectory);
-}
-
 bool screenshotZBuffer(const std::string &filename)
 {
 	std::string::size_type pos = filename.find(".");
@@ -672,6 +664,11 @@ bool screenshotZBuffer(const std::string &filename)
 
 static std::string findNewScreenShotFileName(std::string filename)
 {
+	// make screenshot directory if it does not exist
+	if (!CFile::isExists(ClientCfg.ScreenShotDirectory))
+		CFile::createDirectory(ClientCfg.ScreenShotDirectory);
+
+	filename = CPath::standardizePath(ClientCfg.ScreenShotDirectory) + filename;
 	static char cstime[25];
 	time_t dtime;
 	time(&dtime);
@@ -698,7 +695,7 @@ void screenShotTGA()
 	CBitmap btm;
 	getBuffer (btm);
 
-	string filename = findNewScreenShotFileName(ScreenshotsDirectory+"screenshot.tga");
+	string filename = findNewScreenShotFileName("screenshot.tga");
 	COFile fs(filename);
 
 	if (!btm.writeTGA(fs, 24, false))
@@ -720,7 +717,7 @@ void screenShotPNG()
 	CBitmap btm;
 	getBuffer (btm);
 
-	string filename = findNewScreenShotFileName(ScreenshotsDirectory+"screenshot.png");
+	string filename = findNewScreenShotFileName("screenshot.png");
 	COFile fs(filename);
 
 	if (!btm.writePNG(fs, 24))
@@ -742,7 +739,7 @@ void screenShotJPG()
 	CBitmap btm;
 	getBuffer (btm);
 
-	string filename = findNewScreenShotFileName(ScreenshotsDirectory+"screenshot.jpg");
+	string filename = findNewScreenShotFileName("screenshot.jpg");
 	COFile fs(filename);
 
 	if (!btm.writeJPG(fs))
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.h b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.h
index 61fbbc552..2c5ba5ece 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.h
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.h
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ public:
 /** Capture current content of framebuffer and save the result. If a custom size is asked in ClientCfg, then the scene is rendered again
   * instead (possibly multiple time)
   */
-void initScreenshot();
 void screenShotTGA();
 void screenShotPNG();
 void screenShotJPG();
diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
index 492d54623..56452ba4a 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@@ -1000,9 +1000,6 @@ bool mainLoop()
 	// initialize the structure for the ping.
 	Ping.init();
 
-	// initialize screenshots directory
-	initScreenshot();
-
 	// Call a function for a demo to init.
 
 	if (ClientCfg.Local)