diff --git a/CheckMate.ps1 b/CheckMate.ps1
index ecb317b..5384e54 100644
--- a/CheckMate.ps1
+++ b/CheckMate.ps1
@@ -12,23 +12,30 @@
     (optional) Specifies the output path for the report - will be generated inside the repoPath otherwise.
 
     .EXAMPLE
-    ./CheckMate.ps1 -RepoRoot "." -ReportPath "CheckResults.md"
+    Run only the checks from the `checks/Sanity` directory on the `./MySolution/MyProject` path and generate a `ChecksResult.md` file with the results:
+    
+    ./CheckMate.ps1 -RepoRoot "./MySolution/ProjectDirectory" -ReportPath "CheckResults.md" -ChecksBasePath "checks/Sanity"
     
     #>
 
 param(
-    # Repository-Root: Standardwert ist das aktuelle Verzeichnis
+    # Root directory to run the checks for
     [string]$RepoRoot = ".",
 
-    # Protokolldatei: Standardwert im RepoRoot
+    # Base directory for the checks to run (relative to this script)
+    [string]$ChecksBasePath = "checks",
+
+    # name of the report file to be created
     [string]$ReportPath =  "$(get-date -f yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss)_autoreview-report.md"
+
+    # 
 )
 
 Import-Module "$PSScriptRoot/common/MarkdownReport.psd1"
 
 # Absolute Pfade berechnen
 $RepoRoot   = (Resolve-Path $RepoRoot).Path
-$checkFolder = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "checks"
+$checkFolder = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot $ChecksBasePath
 $reportFile  = if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($ReportPath)) {
     $ReportPath
 } else {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a69251..4d0a2f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ You can run `CheckMate.ps1` without adding any additional parameter:
 ./CheckMate.ps1
 ```
 
-CheckMate will fall back to its current directory a test object and generate a report file by itself.
+CheckMate will fall back to its current directory a test object, use the `checks` directory for the tests to run and generate a report file by itself.
 
-You can change this by using the corresponding parameters:
+Anyhow, you can alter these default configuration by using the corresponding parameters:
 
 ```powershell
-./CheckMate.ps1 -repoPath "." -ReportPath "CheckResults.md"
+./CheckMate.ps1 -repoPath "." -ChecksBasePath "./checks/Sanity" -ReportPath "CheckResults.md"
 ```
 
 ## License