diff --git a/archivebox/config/common.py b/archivebox/config/common.py
index b7f6b1e7..0c457b7d 100644
--- a/archivebox/config/common.py
+++ b/archivebox/config/common.py
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class StorageConfig(BaseConfigSet):
     # should not be a remote/network/FUSE mount for speed reasons, otherwise extractors will be slow
     LIB_DIR: Path = Field(default=CONSTANTS.DEFAULT_LIB_DIR)
 
+    # CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR allows users to override default templates
+    # defaults to DATA_DIR / 'user_templates' but can be configured
+    CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR: Path = Field(default=CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR)
+
     OUTPUT_PERMISSIONS: str = Field(default="644")
     RESTRICT_FILE_NAMES: str = Field(default="windows")
     ENFORCE_ATOMIC_WRITES: bool = Field(default=True)
diff --git a/archivebox/config/paths.py b/archivebox/config/paths.py
index 0eeb84f8..284c03da 100644
--- a/archivebox/config/paths.py
+++ b/archivebox/config/paths.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def get_data_locations():
 def get_code_locations():
     from archivebox.config import CONSTANTS
     from archivebox.config.common import STORAGE_CONFIG
-    
+
     return benedict({
         'PACKAGE_DIR': {
             'path': (PACKAGE_DIR).resolve(),
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ def get_code_locations():
             'is_valid': os.access(CONSTANTS.STATIC_DIR, os.R_OK) and os.access(CONSTANTS.STATIC_DIR, os.X_OK),                                                # read + list
         },
         'CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR': {
-            'path': CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR.resolve(),
-            'enabled': os.path.isdir(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR),
-            'is_valid': os.path.isdir(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR) and os.access(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR, os.R_OK),                                      # read
+            'path': STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR.resolve(),
+            'enabled': os.path.isdir(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR),
+            'is_valid': os.path.isdir(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR) and os.access(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR, os.R_OK),                                      # read
         },
         'USER_PLUGINS_DIR': {
             'path': CONSTANTS.USER_PLUGINS_DIR.resolve(),
diff --git a/archivebox/core/settings.py b/archivebox/core/settings.py
index 54f80d50..bd1276f6 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/settings.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
 import archivebox
 
 from archivebox.config import DATA_DIR, PACKAGE_DIR, ARCHIVE_DIR, CONSTANTS  # noqa
-from archivebox.config.common import SHELL_CONFIG, SERVER_CONFIG  # noqa
+from archivebox.config.common import SHELL_CONFIG, SERVER_CONFIG, STORAGE_CONFIG  # noqa
 
 
 IS_MIGRATING = "makemigrations" in sys.argv[:3] or "migrate" in sys.argv[:3]
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
 
 STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME = "templates"
-CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_ENABLED = os.path.isdir(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR) and os.access(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR, os.R_OK)
+CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_ENABLED = os.path.isdir(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR) and os.access(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR, os.R_OK)
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    *([str(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR / "static")] if CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_ENABLED else []),
+    *([str(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR / "static")] if CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_ENABLED else []),
     # *[
     #     str(plugin_dir / 'static')
     #     for plugin_dir in PLUGIN_DIRS.values()
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
 ]
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = [
-    *([str(CONSTANTS.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR)] if CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_ENABLED else []),
+    *([str(STORAGE_CONFIG.CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR)] if CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_ENABLED else []),
     # *[
     #     str(plugin_dir / 'templates')
     #     for plugin_dir in PLUGIN_DIRS.values()