diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default
index 3c31e387b..8f5f50adc 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ TABLE=0
 # HOMER=123.234.345.456:65432
 # HOMER_PROTOCOL=udp
 # HOMER_ID=2001
+# RECORDING_DIR=/var/spool/rtpengine/
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
index d0d12a87f..7c5c54158 100755
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --table=$TABLE"
 [ -z "$HOMER" ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --homer=$HOMER"
 [ -z "$HOMER_PROTOCOL" ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --homer-protocol=$HOMER_PROTOCOL"
 [ -z "$HOMER_ID" ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --homer-id=$HOMER_ID"
+[ -z "$RECORDING_DIR" ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --recording-dir=$RECORDING_DIR"
 
 if test "$FORK" = "no" ; then
 	OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --foreground"