diff --git a/src/file/env.rs b/src/file/env.rs
index 1718b75..09abe8c 100644
--- a/src/file/env.rs
+++ b/src/file/env.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::params::Args;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
@@ -12,13 +13,13 @@ pub struct FileEnv {
     pub append_line: FileAppendLineFn,
 }
 impl FileEnv {
-    pub fn create(directory: String) -> Self {
-        let open_dir = directory.clone();
-        let append_dir = directory.clone();
+    pub fn create(a: Args) -> Self {
+        let open_dir = a.downloads.clone();
+        let append_dir = a.downloads.clone();
         Self {
             open: Box::new(move |file_name| {
                 let path = format!("{}/{}", &open_dir, file_name);
-                let file = File::open(&path)?;
+                let file = File::open(path)?;
                 Ok(file)
             }),
             append_line: Box::new(move |file_name, line| {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ impl FileEnv {
                     .write(true)
                     .append(true)
                     .create(true)
-                    .open(&path)
+                    .open(path)
                     .unwrap();
                 writeln!(file, "{}", line)?;
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/src/file/read.rs b/src/file/read.rs
index a5b6926..7f01541 100644
--- a/src/file/read.rs
+++ b/src/file/read.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn lines_from(file_name: &str, e: &FileEnv) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
-    use crate::test_utils::create_text_file;
+    use crate::{params::Args, test_utils::create_text_file};
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ mod tests {
             file_name,
             include_bytes!("../../test/data/subscriptions.txt"),
         )?;
-        let file_env = FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string());
+        let file_env = FileEnv::create(Args {
+            downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+        });
 
         //when
         let result = lines_from(file_name, &file_env)?;
@@ -49,7 +52,10 @@ mod tests {
             file_name,
             include_bytes!("../../test/data/subscriptions-blank-line.txt"),
         )?;
-        let file_env = FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string());
+        let file_env = FileEnv::create(Args {
+            downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+        });
 
         //when
         let result = lines_from(file_name, &file_env)?;
@@ -68,7 +74,10 @@ mod tests {
             file_name,
             include_bytes!("../../test/data/subscriptions-comment.txt"),
         )?;
-        let file_env = FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string());
+        let file_env = FileEnv::create(Args {
+            downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+        });
 
         //when
         let result = lines_from(file_name, &file_env)?;
diff --git a/src/history/add.rs b/src/history/add.rs
index 492916b..e75b519 100644
--- a/src/history/add.rs
+++ b/src/history/add.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate::{
         history::Link,
+        params::Args,
         test_utils::{create_text_file, read_text_file},
     };
 
@@ -38,7 +39,10 @@ mod tests {
         add(
             &link,
             file_name,
-            &FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+            &FileEnv::create(Args {
+                downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+            }),
         )?;
 
         //then
@@ -69,7 +73,10 @@ mod tests {
         add(
             &link,
             file_name,
-            &FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+            &FileEnv::create(Args {
+                downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+            }),
         )?;
 
         //then
diff --git a/src/history/find.rs b/src/history/find.rs
index 63c236b..3b7bb0e 100644
--- a/src/history/find.rs
+++ b/src/history/find.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn find(link: &Link, file_name: &str, e: &FileEnv) -> Result<bool> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::{history::Link, test_utils::create_text_file};
+    use crate::{history::Link, params::Args, test_utils::create_text_file};
 
     use super::*;
     #[test]
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ mod test {
         let result = find(
             &link,
             file_name,
-            &FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+            &FileEnv::create(Args {
+                downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+            }),
         )?;
 
         //then
@@ -70,7 +73,10 @@ mod test {
         let result = find(
             &link,
             file_name,
-            &FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+            &FileEnv::create(Args {
+                downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+            }),
         )?;
 
         //then
@@ -102,7 +108,10 @@ mod test {
         let result = find(
             &link,
             file_name,
-            &FileEnv::create(dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+            &FileEnv::create(Args {
+                downloads: dir.path().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                history: "downloaded.txt".to_string(),
+            }),
         )?;
 
         //then
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d7d450c..828c106 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         site,
         podal::Env {
             network: NetworkEnv::default(),
-            file: FileEnv::create(args.downloads),
+            file: FileEnv::create(args),
         },
     )?;
 
diff --git a/src/params/mod.rs b/src/params/mod.rs
index d5651c3..10c3199 100644
--- a/src/params/mod.rs
+++ b/src/params/mod.rs
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Defaults to the current directory
     #[arg(short, long, default_value = ".")]
     pub downloads: String,
+
+    /// The name of the history file.
+    /// Defaults to "downloaded.txt" located in the downloads directory.
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "downloaded.txt")]
+    pub history: String,
 }