diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index d81effeb2..fc7357b25 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	app := fiber.New()
 
-	var harDir = flag.String("hardir", "/tmp/mizuhars", "Directory in which to store output har files")
+	var harDir = flag.String("hardir", "input", "Directory in which we read har files from")
 	go inserter.StartReadingFiles(*harDir)  // process to read files and insert to DB
 
 
diff --git a/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh b/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh
index b33967ee9..4e53c475f 100755
--- a/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh
+++ b/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # this script runs both executables and exits everything if one fails
-./apiserver &
+./apiserver -hardir /tmp/mizuhars &
 ./passivetapper -i any -hardump -hardir /tmp/mizuhars -harentriesperfile 50 &
 wait -n
 pkill -P $$