diff --git a/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zephyr_mirror_backend.py b/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
index 8162aab..e8574c7 100755
--- a/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
+++ b/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ def maybe_kill_child():
 
 def maybe_restart_mirroring_script():
     # type: () -> None
-    if os.stat(os.path.join(options.root_path, "stamps", "restart_stamp")).st_mtime > start_time or \
+    if os.stat(os.path.join(options.stamp_path, "stamps", "restart_stamp")).st_mtime > start_time or \
             ((options.user == "tabbott" or options.user == "tabbott/extra") and
-             os.stat(os.path.join(options.root_path, "stamps", "tabbott_stamp")).st_mtime > start_time):
+             os.stat(os.path.join(options.stamp_path, "stamps", "tabbott_stamp")).st_mtime > start_time):
         logger.warning("")
         logger.warning("zephyr mirroring script has been updated; restarting...")
         maybe_kill_child()
@@ -1031,6 +1031,9 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_option('--root-path',
                       default="/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/t/a/tabbott/for_friends",
                       help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+    parser.add_option('--stamp-path',
+                      default="/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/t/a/tabbott/for_friends",
+                      help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     parser.add_option('--session-path',
                       default=None,
                       help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
diff --git a/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zmirror_private.conf.template b/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zmirror_private.conf.template
index 1ebf70c..8278701 100644
--- a/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zmirror_private.conf.template
+++ b/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zmirror_private.conf.template
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [program:zmirror-USERNAME]
-command=/home/zulip/python-zulip-api/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zephyr_mirror_backend.py --user=USERNAME --log-path=/home/zulip/logs/mirror-log-%(program_name)s --use-sessions --session-path=/home/zulip/zephyr_sessions/%(program_name)s --api-key-file=/home/zulip/api-keys/%(program_name)s --ignore-expired-tickets --nagios-path=/home/zulip/mirror_status/%(program_name)s --nagios-class=zulip-mirror-nagios --site=https://zephyr.zulipchat.com
+command=/home/zulip/python-zulip-api/zulip/integrations/zephyr/zephyr_mirror_backend.py --stamp-path=/home/zulip/zulip --user=USERNAME --log-path=/home/zulip/logs/mirror-log-%(program_name)s --use-sessions --session-path=/home/zulip/zephyr_sessions/%(program_name)s --api-key-file=/home/zulip/api-keys/%(program_name)s --ignore-expired-tickets --nagios-path=/home/zulip/mirror_status/%(program_name)s --nagios-class=zulip-mirror-nagios --site=https://zephyr.zulipchat.com
 priority=200                   ; the relative start priority (default 999)
 autostart=true                 ; start at supervisord start (default: true)
 autorestart=true               ; whether/when to restart (default: unexpected)