diff --git a/dagger.nimble b/dagger.nimble
index 9a4e8d9b..e83600c0 100644
--- a/dagger.nimble
+++ b/dagger.nimble
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ task localstore, "Build localstore experiment":
 
     common_opts =
       " --define:ssl" &
+      " --out:build/localstore" &
       " --threads:on" &
       " --tlsEmulation:off"
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ task localstore, "Build localstore experiment":
     (when maxRequestBodySize != "": " --define:maxRequestBodySize=" & maxRequestBodySize else: "") &
     (when port != "": " --define:port=" & port else: "") &
     " experiments/localstore.nim",
-    "experiments/localstore"
+    "build/localstore"
   ]
 
   for command in commands:
diff --git a/experiments/localstore.nim b/experiments/localstore.nim
index ad34ed00..757be605 100644
--- a/experiments/localstore.nim
+++ b/experiments/localstore.nim
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ proc scheduleStop(runner: TaskRunner, s: Duration) {.async.} =
   await runner.stop
 
 proc main() {.async.} =
+  const destDir = currentSourcePath.parentDir.parentDir / "build" / "files"
+  createDir(destDir)
+
   var
     localstoreArg = LocalstoreArg()
     runner = TaskRunner.new
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ proc main() {.async.} =
     let
       request = r.tryGet
       filename = ($request.uri).split("/")[^1]
-      destPath = currentSourcePath.parentDir / "files" / filename
+      destPath = destDir / filename
       (rfd, wfd) = createAsyncPipe()
       writer = wfd.fromPipe