diff --git a/bitbotd b/bitbotd
index f678adad..77810c7e 100755
--- a/bitbotd
+++ b/bitbotd
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ if "external-modules" in config:
 modules = ModuleManager.ModuleManager(events, exports, timers, config, log,
     core_modules, extra_modules)
 
-bot = IRCBot.Bot(directory, args, cache, config, database, events,
+bot = IRCBot.Bot(directory, DATA_DIR, args, cache, config, database, events,
     exports, log, modules, timers)
 bot.add_poll_hook(cache)
 bot.add_poll_hook(lock_file)
diff --git a/src/IRCBot.py b/src/IRCBot.py
index 89779f98..1dd96f4b 100644
--- a/src/IRCBot.py
+++ b/src/IRCBot.py
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ class ListLambdaPollHook(PollHook.PollHook):
         return min(timeouts or [None])
 
 class Bot(object):
-    def __init__(self, directory, args, cache, config, database, events,
-            exports, log, modules, timers):
+    def __init__(self, directory, data_directory, args, cache, config, database,
+            events, exports, log, modules, timers):
         self.directory = directory
+        self.data_directory = data_directory
         self.args = args
         self.cache = cache
         self.config = config