diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a68a389..5a08e02 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Add to config/deploy.rb:
     # if you want to remove the dump file from the server after downloading
     set :db_remote_clean, true
 
+    # configure the local db filename
+    set :local_db_dir, "tmp"
+    set :prefix_db_with_stage, true #staging_appname_prod_20150501011.sql.bz2
+
     # If you want to import assets, you can change default asset dir (default = system)
     # This directory must be in your shared directory on the server
     set :assets_dir, %w(public/assets public/att)
diff --git a/lib/capistrano-db-tasks/database.rb b/lib/capistrano-db-tasks/database.rb
index 29f8b87..87c9468 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano-db-tasks/database.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano-db-tasks/database.rb
@@ -41,20 +41,32 @@ def current_time
     end
 
     def output_file
-      @output_file ||= "db/#{database}_#{current_time}.sql.bz2"
+      @output_file ||= "#{local_db_dir}/#{prefix_db_with_stage}#{database}_#{current_time}.sql.bz2"
     end
 
     def pgpass
       "PGPASSWORD='#{@config['password']}'" if @config['password']
     end
 
+    def local_db_dir
+      @local_db_dir ||= @cap.fetch(:local_db_dir) || "db"
+    end
+
+    def prefix_db_with_stage
+      @db_prefix ||= @cap.fetch(:prefix_db_with_stage) ? "#{@cap.fetch(:stage)}_" : ""
+    end
+
+    def dump_cmd_flags
+      @dump_cmd_flags ||= @cap.fetch(:dump_cmd_flags) || ''
+    end
+
   private
 
     def dump_cmd
       if mysql?
-        "mysqldump #{credentials} #{database} --lock-tables=false"
+        "mysqldump #{dump_cmd_flags} #{credentials} #{database} --lock-tables=false"
       elsif postgresql?
-        "#{pgpass} pg_dump --no-acl --no-owner #{credentials} #{database}"
+        "#{pgpass} pg_dump #{dump_cmd_flags} --no-acl --no-owner #{credentials} #{database}"
       end
     end