diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4ed6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+server/__pycache__/project_store.cpython-313.pyc
+server/__pycache__/project_routes.cpython-313.pyc
+__pycache__/__init__.cpython-313.pyc
diff --git a/server/project_store.py b/server/project_store.py
index 428f426..1a51c04 100644
--- a/server/project_store.py
+++ b/server/project_store.py
@@ -211,6 +211,17 @@ def yymmdd_now() -> str:
 
 
 def output_root() -> Path:
+    override = None
+    try:
+        from comfy.cli_args import args as comfy_args
+        override = getattr(comfy_args, "output_directory", None)
+    except Exception:
+        override = None
+    if override:
+        try:
+            return Path(override).resolve()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("Failed to resolve override output directory: %s", e)
     return Path(folder_paths.get_output_directory()).resolve()