diff --git a/src/techui_builder/generate_jsonmap.py b/src/techui_builder/generate_jsonmap.py
index 65ca1ea4..40b20c6c 100644
--- a/src/techui_builder/generate_jsonmap.py
+++ b/src/techui_builder/generate_jsonmap.py
@@ -53,10 +53,15 @@ class JsonMap:
 class JsonMapGenerator:
     bob_path: Path = field(default=Path("index.bob"))
     techui: Path = field(default=Path("techui.yaml"))
+    output: Path | None = field(default=None)
 
     def __post_init__(self):
-        # Get the directory to that holds the bob file and techui_yaml,
-        self._write_directory: Path = self.bob_path.parent
+        # Determine the directory to write the json map file to.
+        # By default, this looks at the location of the bob file, but can
+        # be overwritten using the --output flag
+        self._write_directory: Path = (
+            self.output if self.output is not None else self.bob_path.parent
+        )
         # Check if techui is default value and that it doesn't exist
         if (
             self.techui == self.__class__.__dataclass_fields__["techui"].default
@@ -474,6 +479,14 @@ def generate_jsonmap(
         Path,
         typer.Argument(help="Top level bobfile to generate json mapping from."),
     ],
+    output_path: Annotated[
+        Path | None,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--output",
+            "-o",
+            help="Alternative output location for generated json map file.",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
     loglevel: Annotated[
         str,
         typer.Option(
@@ -486,7 +499,9 @@ def generate_jsonmap(
     ] = "INFO",
 ) -> None:
     """Default function called from cmd line tool."""
-    jg = JsonMapGenerator(bob_path=bob_path)
+    if output_path is not None:
+        logger_.info(f"Using user provided output location of: {output_path}")
+    jg = JsonMapGenerator(bob_path=bob_path, output=output_path)
     jg.write_json_map()
     logger_.info(
         f"Json map generated for {jg.techui_yaml.beamline.location} (from index.bob)"
diff --git a/src/techui_builder/status.py b/src/techui_builder/status.py
index a8f186fa..4847673e 100644
--- a/src/techui_builder/status.py
+++ b/src/techui_builder/status.py
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@
 class GenerateStatusPvs:
     techui_path: Path = field(repr=False)
     status_pvs: dict[str, Record] = field(default_factory=dict, init=False)
+    output: Path | None = field(default=None)
 
     def __post_init__(self):
-        self._write_directory = self.techui_path.parent
+        # Determine the directory to write the json map file to.
+        # By default, this looks at the location of the techui file, but can
+        # be overwritten using the --output flag
+        self._write_directory: Path = (
+            self.output if self.output is not None else self.techui_path.parent
+        )
 
         try:
             self.techui_yaml: TechUi = TechUi.model_validate(
@@ -89,8 +95,16 @@ def write_status_pvs(self):
 @app.callback(invoke_without_command=True)
 def status_run(
     techui: Annotated[Path, typer.Argument(help="The path to techui.yaml")],
+    output_path: Annotated[
+        Path | None,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--output",
+            "-o",
+            help="Alternative output location for generated status db file.",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
 ):
-    status_gen = GenerateStatusPvs(techui)
+    status_gen = GenerateStatusPvs(techui, output=output_path)
     for component in status_gen.techui_yaml.components.values():
         if component.status is not None:
             # if a status field is provided, generate a status PV for the component