diff --git a/linkedin_api/__init__.py b/linkedin_api/__init__.py
index 25893b58..5c5a0067 100644
--- a/linkedin_api/__init__.py
+++ b/linkedin_api/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .linkedin import Linkedin
 
 __title__ = "linkedin_api"
-__version__ = "2.0.0-alpha.3"
+__version__ = "2.0.0-alpha.4"
 __description__ = "Python Wrapper for the Linkedin API"
 
 __license__ = "MIT"
diff --git a/linkedin_api/client.py b/linkedin_api/client.py
index 30b36698..62aaa203 100644
--- a/linkedin_api/client.py
+++ b/linkedin_api/client.py
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ class Client(object):
         "Accept-Language": "en-us",
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *, debug=False, refresh_cookies=False, proxies={}):
+    def __init__(
+        self, *, debug=False, refresh_cookies=False, proxies={}, cookies_dir=None
+    ):
         self.session = requests.session()
         self.session.proxies.update(proxies)
         self.session.headers.update(Client.REQUEST_HEADERS)
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self, *, debug=False, refresh_cookies=False, proxies={}):
         self.logger = logger
         self.metadata = {}
         self._use_cookie_cache = not refresh_cookies
-        self._cookie_repository = CookieRepository()
+        self._cookie_repository = CookieRepository(cookies_dir=cookies_dir)
 
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.INFO)
 
diff --git a/linkedin_api/cookie_repository.py b/linkedin_api/cookie_repository.py
index 4ffd3f54..698cb9fa 100644
--- a/linkedin_api/cookie_repository.py
+++ b/linkedin_api/cookie_repository.py
@@ -21,36 +21,34 @@ class CookieRepository(object):
     TODO: refactor to use http.cookiejar.FileCookieJar
     """
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def save(cookies, username):
-        CookieRepository._ensure_cookies_dir()
-        cookiejar_filepath = CookieRepository._get_cookies_filepath(username)
+    def __init__(self, cookies_dir=settings.COOKIE_PATH):
+        self.cookies_dir = cookies_dir
+
+    def save(self, cookies, username):
+        self._ensure_cookies_dir()
+        cookiejar_filepath = self._get_cookies_filepath(username)
         with open(cookiejar_filepath, "wb") as f:
             pickle.dump(cookies, f)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get(username):
-        cookies = CookieRepository._load_cookies_from_cache(username)
+    def get(self, username):
+        cookies = self._load_cookies_from_cache(username)
         if cookies and not CookieRepository._is_token_still_valid(cookies):
             raise LinkedinSessionExpired
 
         return cookies
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _ensure_cookies_dir():
-        if not os.path.exists(settings.COOKIE_PATH):
-            os.makedirs(settings.COOKIE_PATH)
+    def _ensure_cookies_dir(self):
+        if not os.path.exists(self.cookies_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self.cookies_dir)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_cookies_filepath(username):
+    def _get_cookies_filepath(self, username):
         """
         Return the absolute path of the cookiejar for a given username
         """
-        return "{}{}.jr".format(settings.COOKIE_PATH, username)
+        return "{}{}.jr".format(self.cookies_dir, username)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _load_cookies_from_cache(username):
-        cookiejar_filepath = CookieRepository._get_cookies_filepath(username)
+    def _load_cookies_from_cache(self, username):
+        cookiejar_filepath = self._get_cookies_filepath(username)
         try:
             with open(cookiejar_filepath, "rb") as f:
                 cookies = pickle.load(f)
diff --git a/linkedin_api/linkedin.py b/linkedin_api/linkedin.py
index 60dda05d..d3503003 100644
--- a/linkedin_api/linkedin.py
+++ b/linkedin_api/linkedin.py
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@ def __init__(
         debug=False,
         proxies={},
         cookies=None,
+        cookies_dir=None,
     ):
         """Constructor method"""
         self.client = Client(
-            refresh_cookies=refresh_cookies, debug=debug, proxies=proxies
+            refresh_cookies=refresh_cookies,
+            debug=debug,
+            proxies=proxies,
+            cookies_dir=cookies_dir,
         )
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.INFO)
         self.logger = logger
@@ -485,7 +489,6 @@ def get_profile(self, public_id=None, urn_id=None):
         :return: Profile data
         :rtype: dict
         """
-
         # NOTE this still works for now, but will probably eventually have to be converted to
         # https://www.linkedin.com/voyager/api/identity/profiles/ACoAAAKT9JQBsH7LwKaE9Myay9WcX8OVGuDq9Uw
         res = self._fetch(f"/identity/profiles/{public_id or urn_id}/profileView")
diff --git a/linkedin_api/settings.py b/linkedin_api/settings.py
index 17b42e94..d196d0f3 100644
--- a/linkedin_api/settings.py
+++ b/linkedin_api/settings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
+HOME_DIR = str(Path.home())
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-COOKIE_PATH = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "cookies/")
+LINKEDIN_API_USER_DIR = os.path.join(HOME_DIR, ".linkedin_api/")
+COOKIE_PATH = os.path.join(LINKEDIN_API_USER_DIR, "cookies/")
diff --git a/tests/test_cookie_repository.py b/tests/test_cookie_repository.py
index 864889d4..c0c8c535 100644
--- a/tests/test_cookie_repository.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookie_repository.py
@@ -20,27 +20,31 @@ def mock_cookies(date=datetime.strptime("2050-05-04", "%Y-%m-%d")):
 
 
 def test_save():
-    CookieRepository.save(mock_cookies(), "testuser")
+    repo = CookieRepository()
+    repo.save(mock_cookies(), "testuser")
     assert True
 
 
 def test_get():
-    c = CookieRepository.get("testuser")
+    repo = CookieRepository()
+    c = repo.get("testuser")
     assert c is not None
     assert c == mock_cookies()
 
 
 def test_get_nonexistent_file():
-    c = CookieRepository.get("ghost")
+    repo = CookieRepository()
+    c = repo.get("ghost")
     assert c is None
 
 
 def test_get_expired():
-    CookieRepository.save(
+    repo = CookieRepository()
+    repo.save(
         mock_cookies(date=datetime.strptime("2001-05-04", "%Y-%m-%d")), "testuserex"
     )
     try:
-        CookieRepository.get("testuserex")
+        repo.get("testuserex")
         assert False
     except LinkedinSessionExpired:
         assert True