diff --git a/config.example b/config.example
index 12b980e..3dcd846 100644
--- a/config.example
+++ b/config.example
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ GIT_BRANCH="restful"
 GISSMO_VERSION="1.5"
 # GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME="gissmo"
 GISSMO_DOCKER_PORT="8002"
+UPLOAD_DIR="${HOME}/gissmo_project/gissmo/upload"
diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
index a80502d..b0ef32b 100755
--- a/launch.sh
+++ b/launch.sh
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ test_initial_start() {
   if ! test -f "$DOCKERFILE"; then
     error_and_quit "Docker file don't exists: ${DOCKERFILE}"
   fi
+  if test -z "$UPLOAD_DIR"; then
+    error_and_quit "No Gissmo upload directory given (UPLOAD_DIR in config file)."
+  fi
   # Build Gissmo Docker images if missing
   if [[ "$($docker_cmd images -q gissmo:${GISSMO_VERSION} 2> /dev/null)" == "" ]]; then
     cd "$GISSMO_DIR"
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ start() {
   # Run existing Docker container, otherwise create a new one
   GISSMO_RUNNING=$($docker_cmd inspect --format="{{ .State.Running }}" ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} 2> /dev/null)
   if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-    $docker_cmd run -it --rm --link ${POSTGRES_DOCKER_NAME}:db -p ${GISSMO_DOCKER_PORT}:8000 -e SECRET_KEY="abcdefg" --name ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} gissmo:${GISSMO_VERSION} $ARGS || error_and_quit "Failed to create and launch ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} container."
+    $docker_cmd run -it --rm --link ${POSTGRES_DOCKER_NAME}:db -p ${GISSMO_DOCKER_PORT}:8000 -e SECRET_KEY="abcdefg" --name ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} -v ${UPLOAD_DIR}:/opt/gissmo/upload gissmo:${GISSMO_VERSION} $ARGS || error_and_quit "Failed to create and launch ${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} container."
   else
     error_and_quit "${GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME} is already launched! If you need 
 another name please set GISSMO_DOCKER_NAME in configuration file."