diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index d9c2016..cf3c54a 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import UnliftIO.Directory
 import Data.Foldable
        (asum)
 
+import System.Environment
+       (lookupEnv)
+
 import qualified Operations
 
 import Data.Query
@@ -35,5 +38,8 @@ commands = subparser
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
-  env <- Environment <$> getXdgDirectory XdgData "buuka"
-  execParser (info (commands <**> helper) fullDesc) >>= runBuukaM env
+  env <- Environment <$> (lookupEnv "BUUKA_HOME" >>= maybe defaultHome pure)
+  execParser (info (commands <**> helper) (fullDesc <> progDesc description)) >>= runBuukaM env
+    where
+      defaultHome = getXdgDirectory XdgData "buuka"
+      description = "Bookmarks manager. Stores the bookmarks in a yaml file under your xdg directory or in a folder specified by the BUUKA_HOME environment variable"