diff --git a/scripts/container-manager.sh b/scripts/container-manager.sh
index fd7885e..568995a 100755
--- a/scripts/container-manager.sh
+++ b/scripts/container-manager.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -x
 # Other than that nothing should ever modify the content of the
 # rootfs.
 
-DATA_PATH=$SNAP_COMMON/var/lib/anbox
+DATA_PATH=$SNAP_COMMON/
 ROOTFS_PATH=$DATA_PATH/rootfs
 ANDROID_IMG=$SNAP/android.img
 CONTAINER_BASE_UID=100000
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ start() {
 	# Ensure FUSE support for user namespaces is enabled
 	echo Y | sudo tee /sys/module/fuse/parameters/userns_mounts || echo "WARNING: kernel doesn't support fuse in user namespaces"
 
-	exec $SNAP/usr/sbin/aa-exec -p unconfined -- $SNAP/bin/anbox-wrapper.sh container-manager
+	exec $SNAP/usr/sbin/aa-exec -p unconfined -- $SNAP/bin/anbox-wrapper.sh container-manager --data-path=$DATA_PATH
 }
 
 stop() {
diff --git a/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp b/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp
index 9ff9c22..fa8d0d2 100644
--- a/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "anbox/container/service.h"
 #include "anbox/logger.h"
 #include "anbox/runtime.h"
+#include "anbox/config.h"
 
 #include "core/posix/signal.h"
 
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@ anbox::cmds::ContainerManager::ContainerManager()
     : CommandWithFlagsAndAction{
           cli::Name{"container-manager"}, cli::Usage{"container-manager"},
           cli::Description{"Start the container manager service"}} {
-  action([](const cli::Command::Context&) {
+
+  flag(cli::make_flag(cli::Name{"data-path"},
+                      cli::Description{"Path where the container and its data is stored"},
+                      data_path_));
+
+  action([&](const cli::Command::Context&) {
     auto trap = core::posix::trap_signals_for_process(
         {core::posix::Signal::sig_term, core::posix::Signal::sig_int});
     trap->signal_raised().connect([trap](const core::posix::Signal& signal) {
@@ -34,6 +40,9 @@ anbox::cmds::ContainerManager::ContainerManager()
       trap->stop();
     });
 
+    if (!data_path_.empty())
+      SystemConfiguration::instance().set_data_path(data_path_);
+
     auto rt = Runtime::create();
     auto service = container::Service::create(rt);
 
diff --git a/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.h b/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.h
index 866e85f..14d10fb 100644
--- a/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.h
+++ b/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace cmds {
 class ContainerManager : public cli::CommandWithFlagsAndAction {
  public:
   ContainerManager();
+
+ private:
+  std::string data_path_;
 };
 }  // namespace cmds
 }  // namespace anbox