diff --git a/frontend/main.go b/frontend/main.go
index 951fef8b..d88e779f 100644
--- a/frontend/main.go
+++ b/frontend/main.go
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ func main() {
 	var bind = flag.String("bind", "127.0.0.1:8080", "Bind port/socket")
 	var prefix = flag.String("prefix", "/", "Request path prefix to strip (from proxy)")
 	var teamsDir = flag.String("teams", "./TEAMS/", "Base directory where find existing teams")
-	flag.StringVar(&settings.SettingsDir, "settings", settings.SettingsDir, "Base directory where load and save settings")
+	flag.StringVar(&settings.SettingsDir, "settings", settings.SettingsDir, "Base directory where read settings")
+	flag.StringVar(&startedFile, "startedFile", startedFile, "Path to the file to create/remove whether or not the challenge is running")
 	flag.StringVar(&SubmissionDir, "submission", "./submissions/", "Base directory where save submissions")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	log.SetPrefix("[frontend] ")
 
+	startedFile = path.Clean(startedFile)
 	SubmissionDir = path.Clean(SubmissionDir)
 	TmpSubmissionDir = path.Join(SubmissionDir, ".tmp")
 
diff --git a/frontend/settings.go b/frontend/settings.go
index a4e6bb99..335b4c97 100644
--- a/frontend/settings.go
+++ b/frontend/settings.go
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ package main
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"time"
 
 	fronttime "srs.epita.fr/fic-server/frontend/time"
 	"srs.epita.fr/fic-server/settings"
 )
 
-const startedFile = "started"
+var startedFile = "started"
 
 var touchTimer *time.Timer = nil
 
 func touchStartedFile() {
-	if fd, err := os.Create(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, startedFile)); err == nil {
+	if fd, err := os.Create(startedFile); err == nil {
 		log.Println("Started! Go, Go, Go!!")
 		fd.Close()
 	} else {
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ func reloadSettings(config settings.FICSettings) {
 		if startSub > 0 {
 			log.Println("Challenge will starts at", config.Start, "in", startSub)
 
-			if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, startedFile)); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				os.Remove(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, startedFile))
+			if _, err := os.Stat(startedFile); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				os.Remove(startedFile)
 			}
 
 			touchTimer = time.AfterFunc(config.Start.Sub(time.Now().Add(time.Duration(1 * time.Second))), touchStartedFile)