diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 3fdc566..49fb26b 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # Destination for working data
 DATA_DIR=${DEST}/data
 
+# Destination for status files
+SERVICE_DIR=${DEST}/status
+
 # Determine stack user
 if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
     STACK_USER=stack