diff --git a/writer.sh b/writer.sh
index b86274a..40befea 100755
--- a/writer.sh
+++ b/writer.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ current_date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 nlog "opening note notes/$current_time.txt"
 filename="notes/${current_date}.txt"
 $EDITOR "$filename"
-./noter.sh
+
+# Override publish dir if passed as cli arg
+[[ ! -z "$1" ]] && publish_dir="$1"
+./noter.sh "${publish_dir}"