diff --git a/ldm/generate.py b/ldm/generate.py
index 8f67403633..943fe69101 100644
--- a/ldm/generate.py
+++ b/ldm/generate.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class Generate:
             embedding_path        = None,
             device_type           = 'cuda',
             ignore_ctrl_c         = False,
+            outdir                = 'outputs/img-samples',
     ):
         self.iterations               = iterations
         self.width                    = width
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ class Generate:
         self.generators               = {}
         self.base_generator           = None
         self.seed                     = None
+        self.outdir                   = outdir
 
         if device_type == 'cuda' and not torch.cuda.is_available():
             device_type = choose_torch_device()
@@ -152,7 +154,6 @@ class Generate:
         device_type          = choose_torch_device()
         self.session_peakmem = torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated() if device_type == 'cuda' else None
         transformers.logging.set_verbosity_error()
-
     def prompt2png(self, prompt, outdir, **kwargs):
         """
         Takes a prompt and an output directory, writes out the requested number
@@ -171,11 +172,11 @@ class Generate:
         return outputs
 
     def txt2img(self, prompt, **kwargs):
-        outdir = kwargs.pop('outdir', 'outputs/img-samples')
+        outdir = kwargs.pop('outdir', self.outdir)
         return self.prompt2png(prompt, outdir, **kwargs)
 
     def img2img(self, prompt, **kwargs):
-        outdir = kwargs.pop('outdir', 'outputs/img-samples')
+        outdir = kwargs.pop('outdir', self.outdir)
         assert (
             'init_img' in kwargs
         ), 'call to img2img() must include the init_img argument'
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ class Generate:
             gfpgan_strength=    0,
             save_original  =    False,
             upscale        =    None,
+            outdir         =    None,
             **args,
     ):   # eat up additional cruft
         """
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ class Generate:
         ddim_eta              = ddim_eta   or self.ddim_eta
         iterations            = iterations or self.iterations
         strength              = strength   or self.strength
-        self.seed             = seed
+        outdir                = outdir     or self.outdir
         self.log_tokenization = log_tokenization
         with_variations = [] if with_variations is None else with_variations