diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java
index 1a4c124f0..10c80b989 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalConfiguration.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public abstract class LocalConfiguration {
     public int navigationWand = 345;
     public int navigationWandMaxDistance = 50;
     public int scriptTimeout = 3000;
+    public String saveDir = "schematics";
+    public String scriptsDir = "craftscripts";
     
     /**
      * Loads the configuration.
diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
index d706053e3..3809d69a3 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
@@ -342,6 +342,22 @@ public class WorldEdit {
             throw new MaxRadiusException();
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a file relative to the defined working directory. If the specified
+     * path is absolute, then the working directory is not used.
+     * 
+     * @param path
+     * @return
+     */
+    public File getWorkingDirectoryFile(String path) {
+        File f = new File(path);
+        if (f.isAbsolute()) {
+            return f;
+        } else {
+            return new File(config.getWorkingDirectory(), path);
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Modulus, divisor-style.
@@ -757,7 +773,7 @@ public class WorldEdit {
      */
     public void runScript(LocalPlayer player, String filename, String[] args)
             throws WorldEditException {
-        File dir = new File(config.getWorkingDirectory(), "craftscripts");
+        File dir = getWorkingDirectoryFile(config.scriptsDir);
         File f = new File(dir, filename);
 
         if (!filename.matches("^[A-Za-z0-9_\\- \\./\\\\'\\$@~!%\\^\\*\\(\\)\\[\\]\\+\\{\\},\\?]+\\.[A-Za-z0-9]+$")) {
diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java
index 2a2b9fd43..ffd9efe6c 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ public class BukkitConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
         navigationWandMaxDistance = config.getInt("navigation-wand.max-distance", navigationWandMaxDistance);
 
         scriptTimeout = config.getInt("scripting.timeout", scriptTimeout);
+        scriptsDir = config.getString("scripting.dir", scriptsDir);
+
+        saveDir = config.getString("saving.dir", saveDir);
         
         disallowedBlocks = new HashSet<Integer>(config.getIntList("limits.disallowed-blocks", null));
 
diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/ClipboardCommands.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/ClipboardCommands.java
index 76f680ea8..21efd19a1 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/ClipboardCommands.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/commands/ClipboardCommands.java
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ public class ClipboardCommands {
         LocalConfiguration config = we.getConfiguration();
 
         String filename = args.getString(0).replace("\0", "") + ".schematic";
-        File dir = new File(config.getWorkingDirectory(), "schematics");
-        File f = new File(new File(config.getWorkingDirectory(), "schematics"), filename);
+        File dir = we.getWorkingDirectoryFile(config.saveDir);
+        File f = new File(dir, filename);
 
         if (!filename.matches("^[A-Za-z0-9_\\- \\./\\\\'\\$@~!%\\^\\*\\(\\)\\[\\]\\+\\{\\},\\?]+$")) {
             player.printError("Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, spaces, "
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ public class ClipboardCommands {
             return;
         }
         
-        File dir = new File(config.getWorkingDirectory(), "schematics");
-        File f = new File(new File(config.getWorkingDirectory(), "schematics"), filename);
+        File dir = we.getWorkingDirectoryFile(config.saveDir);
+        File f = new File(dir, filename);
 
         if (!dir.exists()) {
             if (!dir.mkdir()) {