diff --git a/make_rpm.py b/make_rpm.py
index fff240f..9e6e8f8 100755
--- a/make_rpm.py
+++ b/make_rpm.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def main():
 
   rpmbase_dir = '/shd/CTC/TOOLS/rpmbuild'
   project_base_dir = '/builds/projects-domain-live/tds'
-
+  project_base_dir = os.getenv( "PROJECT_BASE_DIR" )
   specdir = os.path.join( rpmbase_dir, "SPECS" )
   if not os.path.exists(specdir):
     os.makedirs(specdir)