diff --git a/config/templates/hyacinth.template.yml.erb b/config/templates/hyacinth.template.yml.erb
index 02d08c3..3d3eeb1 100644
--- a/config/templates/hyacinth.template.yml.erb
+++ b/config/templates/hyacinth.template.yml.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 base: &BASE
   upload_directory: "tmp/uploads"
+  upload_subdir_prefix: "sword"
   use_ssl: true
   store_digital_object_data: false
   payload_dir: 'tmp/sword'
diff --git a/lib/sword/adapters/hyacinth_adapter.rb b/lib/sword/adapters/hyacinth_adapter.rb
index e315073..4ff2ab5 100644
--- a/lib/sword/adapters/hyacinth_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/sword/adapters/hyacinth_adapter.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def compose_internal_format_asset(parent_pid,
 
       def ingest_asset(parent_pid,
                        document_filepath)
-        asset_import_subdir = "swordtmp_#{parent_pid}"
+        asset_import_subdir = File.join(HYACINTH_CONFIG[:upload_subdir_prefix],"swordtmp_#{parent_pid}")
         asset_import_subdir.gsub!(':','')
         # puts'*************************asset import dir***********************'
         # puts asset_import_subdir