diff --git a/build_frontmatter.py b/build_frontmatter.py
index c119573..23dec63 100644
--- a/build_frontmatter.py
+++ b/build_frontmatter.py
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ def create_bibtex(eoa_publication, eoaclassic, eoa_cursor, server_data):
 # def create_bibtex ends here
 
 
-def create_xhtml(eoa_publication, edited, eoaclassic, eoa_cursor, server_data):
+def create_xhtml(eoa_publication, edited, eoaclassic, eoa_cursor, server_data, out_dir):
     """Use the database infos for creating an XHTML file for pro business"""
 
     eoa_pub_id = get_publication_id(eoa_publication, eoa_cursor, eoaclassic)
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ def create_xhtml(eoa_publication, edited, eoaclassic, eoa_cursor, server_data):
 
     xhtml_string += "</ol>\n"
 
-    html_filename = "./generated_files/" + eoa_publication + ".html"
+    html_filename = str(out_dir) + f"/{eoa_publication}.html"
     outfile = open(html_filename, "w")
     outfile.write(xhtml_string)
     logging.debug("Wrote {}".format(html_filename))
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ def main():
     elif args.bibtex:
         create_bibtex(args.publication, args.classic, db_cursor, server_data)
     elif args.xhtml:
-        create_xhtml(args.publication, args.edited, args.classic, db_cursor, server_data)
+        create_xhtml(args.publication, args.edited, args.classic, db_cursor, server_data, out_dir)
     else:
         logging.error("Specify whether you want the output as a PDF, OMP or XHTML input. Exiting.")
         sys.exit()