diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8d6c64b..82028a7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use std::fs::{create_dir, write};
+use std::fs::{create_dir_all, write, OpenOptions};
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::Stdio;
 
@@ -25,11 +26,18 @@ struct Config {
     ///The allowed sender
     #[arg(short, long)]
     allowed_sender: String,
+
+    ///The data folder to use for temporary storage
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    data_folder: String,
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let config = Config::parse();
+    if !Path::new(&config.data_folder).exists() {
+        create_dir_all(&config.data_folder)?
+    }
 
     let mut cmd = Command::new(COMMAND_PATH)
         .arg("jsonRpc")
@@ -49,8 +57,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         let v = stream.next().await.unwrap()?;
         let sender = get_msg_sender(&v);
         let text = get_msg_text(&v);
+        let at = get_msg_attachments(&mut client, &v).await;
         println!("{:?}", sender);
-        if text.is_none() {
+        if text.is_none() && at.is_none() {
             continue;
         } else if sender != Some(&config.allowed_sender) {
             if let Some(x) = sender {
@@ -84,24 +93,29 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             continue;
         };
         println!("{v}");
-        println!("{:?}", get_msg_text(&v));
-        let at = get_msg_attachments(&mut client, &v).await;
-        if let Some(i) = at {
-            for (id, content) in i {
-                save_picture(id, &content)?;
-            }
-        }
+        println!("{:?}", text);
+        let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+            .append(true)
+            .create(true)
+            .open(format!("{}/texts.json", config.data_folder))?;
+        writeln!(file, "{}", v.to_string())?;
+
+        //let at = get_msg_attachments(&mut client, &v).await;
+        //if let Some(i) = at {
+        //    for (id, content) in i {
+        //        let path = format!("{}/{}", &config.data_folder, id);
+        //        save_picture(&path, &content)?;
+        //    }
+        //}
     }
     //stream.unsubscribe().await?;
 
     //Ok(())
 }
 
+/// make sure the directory exists before trying to save into it
 fn save_picture(name: &str, content: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    if !Path::new("./data/").exists() {
-        create_dir("./data/")?
-    }
-    write(format!("./data/{}", name), BASE64_STANDARD.decode(content)?)?;
+    write(format!("{}", name), BASE64_STANDARD.decode(content)?)?;
     Ok(())
 }