diff --git a/build_installation_package.sh b/build_installation_package.sh
index e07851c..3c9877a 100644
--- a/build_installation_package.sh
+++ b/build_installation_package.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Script for creating a single compressed archive, after download_dependencies.sh
+# Script for creating a single compressed deployment archive, once download_dependencies.sh
 # has been executed.
-# It will create an archive in the $TARGET_DIRECTORY, named $ARCHIVE_NAME.
+# It will create an archive named $ARCHIVE_NAME using the files in $SOURCE_DIRECTORY,
+# stored in $TARGET_DIRECTORY.
 
+set -ex
+
+SOURCE_DIRECTORY="."
 TARGET_DIRECTORY="/tmp/dqmgui"
 ARCHIVE_NAME="dqmgui_installation_package.tar.gz"
 
+# Parse command line arguments -- use <key>=<value> to override the flags mentioned above.
+# e.g. ARCHIVE_NAME="test.tar.gz"
+for ARGUMENT in "$@"; do
+    KEY=$(echo "$ARGUMENT" | cut -f1 -d=)
+    KEY_LENGTH=${#KEY}
+    VALUE="${ARGUMENT:$KEY_LENGTH+1}"
+    eval "$KEY=$VALUE"
+done
+
 mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIRECTORY"
-tar --exclude "./git" --exclude "./github" -cf "$TARGET_DIRECTORY/$ARCHIVE_NAME" . -I "gzip --best"
+tar --exclude "./git" --exclude "./github" -cf "$TARGET_DIRECTORY/$ARCHIVE_NAME" "$SOURCE_DIRECTORY" -I "gzip --best"