diff --git a/codechain/codechain.yml b/codechain/codechain.yml
index 293459d031..b7a9fe47a2 100644
--- a/codechain/codechain.yml
+++ b/codechain/codechain.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ args:
         long: chain
         help: Set the blockchain type out of solo, simple_poa, tendermint, cuckoo, blake_pow, corgi, mainnet or a path to chain scheme file.
         takes_value: true
+    - base-path:
+        long: base-path
+        value_name: PATH
+        help: Specify the base directory path on which the "db" and "keys" directory will be created.
+        takes_value: true
     - db-path:
         long: db-path
         value_name: PATH
diff --git a/codechain/config/mod.rs b/codechain/config/mod.rs
index cfe1b520e5..5255e650e8 100644
--- a/codechain/config/mod.rs
+++ b/codechain/config/mod.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ pub struct Ipc {
 pub struct Operating {
     pub quiet: Option<bool>,
     pub instance_id: Option<usize>,
+    pub base_path: Option<String>,
     pub db_path: Option<String>,
     pub keys_path: Option<String>,
     pub password_path: Option<String>,
@@ -314,6 +315,9 @@ impl Operating {
         if other.instance_id.is_some() {
             self.instance_id = other.instance_id;
         }
+        if other.base_path.is_some() {
+            self.base_path = other.base_path.clone();
+        }
         if other.db_path.is_some() {
             self.db_path = other.db_path.clone();
         }
@@ -335,6 +339,9 @@ impl Operating {
         if let Some(instance_id) = matches.value_of("instance-id") {
             self.instance_id = Some(instance_id.parse().map_err(|e| format!("{}", e))?);
         }
+        if let Some(base_path) = matches.value_of("base-path") {
+            self.base_path = Some(base_path.to_string());
+        }
         if let Some(db_path) = matches.value_of("db-path") {
             self.db_path = Some(db_path.to_string());
         }
diff --git a/codechain/config/presets/config.dev.toml b/codechain/config/presets/config.dev.toml
index f950bb6e43..c3a685d1b2 100644
--- a/codechain/config/presets/config.dev.toml
+++ b/codechain/config/presets/config.dev.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [codechain]
 quiet = false
-db_path = "db"
-keys_path = "keys"
+base_path = "."
 chain = "solo"
 
 [mining]
diff --git a/codechain/config/presets/config.prod.toml b/codechain/config/presets/config.prod.toml
index 391f7ac001..b192dbe316 100644
--- a/codechain/config/presets/config.prod.toml
+++ b/codechain/config/presets/config.prod.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [codechain]
 quiet = false
-db_path = "db"
-keys_path = "keys"
+base_path = "."
 chain = "mainnet"
 
 [mining]
diff --git a/codechain/constants.rs b/codechain/constants.rs
index 5330f0e809..04b5da5d1b 100644
--- a/codechain/constants.rs
+++ b/codechain/constants.rs
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 pub const DEFAULT_KEYS_PATH: &str = "keys";
+pub const DEFAULT_DB_PATH: &str = "db";
diff --git a/codechain/run_node.rs b/codechain/run_node.rs
index ddefd40697..44555739a2 100644
--- a/codechain/run_node.rs
+++ b/codechain/run_node.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use kvdb_rocksdb::{Database, DatabaseConfig};
 use parking_lot::{Condvar, Mutex};
 
 use crate::config::{self, load_config};
-use crate::constants::DEFAULT_KEYS_PATH;
+use crate::constants::{DEFAULT_DB_PATH, DEFAULT_KEYS_PATH};
 use crate::dummy_network_service::DummyNetworkService;
 use crate::json::PasswordFile;
 use crate::rpc::{rpc_http_start, rpc_ipc_start, rpc_ws_start};
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ fn unlock_accounts(ap: &AccountProvider, pf: &PasswordFile) -> Result<(), String
 }
 
 pub fn open_db(cfg: &config::Operating, client_config: &ClientConfig) -> Result<Arc<KeyValueDB>, String> {
-    let db_path = cfg.db_path.as_ref().map(String::as_str).unwrap();
-    let client_path = Path::new(db_path);
+    let base_path = cfg.base_path.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
+    let db_path = cfg.db_path.as_ref().map(String::clone).unwrap_or_else(|| base_path + "/" + DEFAULT_DB_PATH);
+    let client_path = Path::new(&db_path);
     let mut db_config = DatabaseConfig::with_columns(NUM_COLUMNS);
 
     db_config.memory_budget = client_config.db_cache_size;
@@ -251,11 +252,10 @@ pub fn run_node(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), String> {
     clogger::init(&LoggerConfig::new(instance_id)).expect("Logger must be successfully initialized");
 
     let pf = load_password_file(&config.operating.password_path)?;
-    let keys_path = match config.operating.keys_path {
-        Some(ref keys_path) => keys_path,
-        None => DEFAULT_KEYS_PATH,
-    };
-    let ap = prepare_account_provider(keys_path)?;
+    let base_path = config.operating.base_path.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
+    let keys_path =
+        config.operating.keys_path.as_ref().map(String::clone).unwrap_or_else(|| base_path + "/" + DEFAULT_KEYS_PATH);
+    let ap = prepare_account_provider(&keys_path)?;
     unlock_accounts(&*ap, &pf)?;
 
     let client_config: ClientConfig = Default::default();