diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f39eeea..2162a13 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ rust-project TODO: write shell script for automatically updating `cargoHash`
           serviceConfig = {
             Type = "oneshot";
             ExecStart = ''
-              ${cfg.package}/bin/status_cloud --config-file ${builtins.toString cfg.config_path}
+              ${cfg.package}/bin/status_cloud --hddtemp-executable ${pkg.hddtemp} --config-file ${builtins.toString cfg.config_path}
             '';
           };
         };
diff --git a/status_cloud/src/main.rs b/status_cloud/src/main.rs
index 2579672..6614975 100644
--- a/status_cloud/src/main.rs
+++ b/status_cloud/src/main.rs
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         }
     }
 
-    match Command::new("hddtemp").output() {
+    match Command::new(args.hddtemp_executable.clone()).output() {
         Ok(val) => val,
         Err(e) => {
             println!("Error running hddtemp at all: {}", e.to_string());
+            println!("hddtemp = {}", args.hddtemp_executable.clone());
             return Ok(());
         }
     };
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let mut drive_temps: Vec<String> = vec![];
 
         for drive in drives {
-            let output = match Command::new("hddtemp").arg(drive.clone()).output() {
+            let output = match Command::new(args.hddtemp_executable.clone()).arg(drive.clone()).output() {
                 Ok(val) => val,
                 Err(e) => {
                     println!("Error running hddtemp: {}", e.to_string());
@@ -154,4 +155,7 @@ struct CliArgs {
     /// Path to config .toml file 
     #[arg(short, long)]
     config_file: String,
+
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    hddtemp_executable: String,
 }