diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index aa3f708..0bc5bd1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ pub struct Config {
 
     #[serde(default = "default_dead_letter_max_files")]
     pub dead_letter_max_files: u64,
+
+    #[serde(default = "default_dead_letter_path")]
+    pub dead_letter_path: String, 
 }
 
 fn default_batch_size() -> usize {
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ fn default_dead_letter_max_files() -> u64 {
     5
 }
 
+fn default_dead_letter_path() -> String {
+    "logtap.failed.json".to_string()
+}
+
 impl Config {
     pub fn load(path: &str) -> Result<Self> {
         let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
diff --git a/src/sink.rs b/src/sink.rs
index 8362425..8c045d7 100644
--- a/src/sink.rs
+++ b/src/sink.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 use tokio::time::{interval, sleep};
 
-const DEAD_LETTER_PATH: &str = "logtap.failed.jsonl";
-
 pub async fn run_sink(cfg: Config, mut rx: Receiver<LogLine>) {
     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
     let mut batch: Vec<LogLine> = Vec::with_capacity(cfg.batch_size);
@@ -67,9 +65,10 @@ async fn flush_with_retry(client: &reqwest::Client, cfg: &Config, batch: &mut Ve
 
         if attempt >= cfg.max_retries {
             eprintln!(
-                "logtap: abandoning batch of {} items after {} attempts — writing to {DEAD_LETTER_PATH}",
+                "logtap: abandoning batch of {} items after {} attempts — writing to {}",
                 batch.len(),
-                cfg.max_retries
+                cfg.max_retries,
+                cfg.dead_letter_path
             );
 
             write_dead_letter(cfg, batch);
@@ -98,12 +97,13 @@ fn write_dead_letter(cfg: &Config, batch: &[LogLine]) {
     let mut file = match OpenOptions::new()
         .create(true)
         .append(true)
-        .open(DEAD_LETTER_PATH)
+        .open(&cfg.dead_letter_path)
     {
         Ok(file) => file,
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!(
-                "logtap: could not open {DEAD_LETTER_PATH} ({err}) — {} item(s) lost for good",
+                "logtap: could not open {} ({err}) — {} item(s) lost for good",
+                cfg.dead_letter_path,
                 batch.len()
             );
             return;
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ fn write_dead_letter(cfg: &Config, batch: &[LogLine]) {
 
     for log in batch {
         if let Err(err) = writeln!(file, "{log}") {
-            eprintln!("logtap: failed writing to {DEAD_LETTER_PATH}: {err}");
+            eprintln!("logtap: failed writing to {}: {err}", cfg.dead_letter_path);
             return;
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn rotated_dead_letter_path(n: u64) -> PathBuf {
-    PathBuf::from(format!("{DEAD_LETTER_PATH}.{n}"))
+fn rotated_dead_letter_path(cfg: &Config, n: u64) -> PathBuf {
+    PathBuf::from(format!("{}.{n}", cfg.dead_letter_path))
 }
 
 // Caps how big logtap.failed.jsonl is allowed to get. Same idea as
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ fn rotated_dead_letter_path(n: u64) -> PathBuf {
 // make room. That eviction is real, permanent data loss, so it's always
 // logged loudly rather than happening quietly.
 fn rotate_dead_letter_if_full(cfg: &Config) {
-    let current_size = match fs::metadata(DEAD_LETTER_PATH) {
+    let current_size = match fs::metadata(&cfg.dead_letter_path) {
         Ok(meta) => meta.len(),
         Err(_) => return, // no file yet — nothing to rotate
     };
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn rotate_dead_letter_if_full(cfg: &Config) {
     }
 
     if cfg.dead_letter_max_files == 0 {
-        if let Err(err) = fs::remove_file(DEAD_LETTER_PATH) {
+        if let Err(err) = fs::remove_file(&cfg.dead_letter_path) {
             eprintln!("logtap: failed to reset full dead-letter file: {err}");
         } else {
             eprintln!(
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn rotate_dead_letter_if_full(cfg: &Config) {
         return;
     }
 
-    let oldest = rotated_dead_letter_path(cfg.dead_letter_max_files);
+    let oldest = rotated_dead_letter_path(cfg, cfg.dead_letter_max_files);
     if oldest.exists() {
         eprintln!(
             "logtap: dead-letter rotation limit ({} files) reached — discarding oldest file {}",
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ fn rotate_dead_letter_if_full(cfg: &Config) {
     }
 
     for n in (1..cfg.dead_letter_max_files).rev() {
-        let from = rotated_dead_letter_path(n);
+        let from = rotated_dead_letter_path(cfg, n);
         if from.exists() {
-            let to = rotated_dead_letter_path(n + 1);
+            let to = rotated_dead_letter_path(cfg, n + 1);
             if let Err(err) = fs::rename(&from, &to) {
                 eprintln!(
                     "logtap: failed to rotate {} -> {}: {err}",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fn rotate_dead_letter_if_full(cfg: &Config) {
         }
     }
 
-    if let Err(err) = fs::rename(DEAD_LETTER_PATH, rotated_dead_letter_path(1)) {
-        eprintln!("logtap: failed to rotate {DEAD_LETTER_PATH}: {err}");
+    if let Err(err) = fs::rename(&cfg.dead_letter_path, rotated_dead_letter_path(cfg, 1)) {
+        eprintln!("logtap: failed to rotate {}: {err}", cfg.dead_letter_path);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.rs b/tests/integration_test.rs
index 4031b4e..137d8ac 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_test.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ async fn integration_source_parser_filter_sink_sends_log_to_http_server() {
         mask_common_patterns: false,
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
         dead_letter_max_files: 5,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let app = tokio::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/tests/sink_test.rs b/tests/sink_test.rs
index 8a08199..796b3a4 100644
--- a/tests/sink_test.rs
+++ b/tests/sink_test.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ async fn sink_posts_logs_when_batch_size_is_reached() {
         mask_common_patterns: false,
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 0,
         dead_letter_max_files: 0,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<LogLine>(cfg.channel_capacity);
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ async fn sink_writes_batch_to_dead_letter_file_after_exhausting_retries() {
         mask_common_patterns: false,
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
         dead_letter_max_files: 5,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<LogLine>(cfg.channel_capacity);
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ async fn sink_rotates_dead_letter_file_once_it_exceeds_max_bytes() {
         // so the *second* failure is guaranteed to trigger a rotation.
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 10,
         dead_letter_max_files: 1,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<LogLine>(cfg.channel_capacity);
diff --git a/tests/source_test.rs b/tests/source_test.rs
index db82a07..e7b2a2d 100644
--- a/tests/source_test.rs
+++ b/tests/source_test.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ async fn test_run_source_emite_linhas_novas() {
         mask_common_patterns: false,
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
         dead_letter_max_files: 5,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let _handle = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || run_source(cfg, tx));
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ async fn test_run_source_detects_log_rotation() {
         mask_common_patterns: false,
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
         dead_letter_max_files: 5,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let _handle = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || run_source(cfg, tx));
diff --git a/tests/stress_test.rs b/tests/stress_test.rs
index a5a22c1..709bf97 100644
--- a/tests/stress_test.rs
+++ b/tests/stress_test.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ async fn outage_does_not_lose_logs_when_destination_is_down() {
         mask_common_patterns: false,
         dead_letter_max_bytes: 1024 * 1024,
         dead_letter_max_files: 5,
+        dead_letter_path: "logtap.failed.jsonl".to_string()
     };
 
     let app = tokio::spawn(async move {