diff --git a/server/models/ClientRequest.js b/server/models/ClientRequest.js
index 3a74024c..bdbd8304 100644
--- a/server/models/ClientRequest.js
+++ b/server/models/ClientRequest.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class ClientRequest {
 
   addURLs(options) {
     let path = options.path;
+    let isBasePath = options.isBasePath;
     let start = options.start;
     let tagsArr = options.tags;
     let urls = this.getEnsuredArray(options.urls);
@@ -162,7 +163,11 @@ class ClientRequest {
       let timeAdded = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
 
       if (path) {
-        parameters.push(`d.directory.set="${path}"`);
+        if (isBasePath) {
+          parameters.push(`d.directory_base.set="${path}"`);
+        } else {
+          parameters.push(`d.directory.set="${path}"`);
+        }
       }
 
       parameters = this.addTagsToRequest(tagsArr, parameters);
diff --git a/server/models/client.js b/server/models/client.js
index eb0a22ff..7d26737b 100644
--- a/server/models/client.js
+++ b/server/models/client.js
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ var client = {
   addUrls: (data, callback) => {
     let urls = data.urls;
     let path = data.destination;
+    let isBasePath = data.isBasePath || false;
     let start = data.start;
     let tags = data.tags;
     let request = new ClientRequest();
 
     request.createDirectory({path});
-    request.addURLs({urls, path, start, tags});
+    request.addURLs({urls, path, isBasePath, start, tags});
     request.onComplete(callback);
     request.send();
   },