diff --git a/qq2clone b/qq2clone
index b59d764..38370ba 100755
--- a/qq2clone
+++ b/qq2clone
@@ -3119,7 +3119,9 @@ return 0
 
 if ! ((QQ2_NOEXECUTE)); then
   open_pipe
-  if [[ -e "${HOME:?}/.config/qq2clone" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$QQ2_DIR" ]]; then
+    : # If already set, use existing value
+  elif [[ -e "${HOME:?}/.config/qq2clone" ]]; then
     QQ2_DIR="$(<"${HOME}/.config/qq2clone")"
   else
     QQ2_DIR="${HOME}/storage-qq2clone"