diff --git a/compiler/characterizer/lib.py b/compiler/characterizer/lib.py
index 8e16abbb..6f1ec3ba 100644
--- a/compiler/characterizer/lib.py
+++ b/compiler/characterizer/lib.py
@@ -645,8 +645,11 @@ class lib:
                 if len(git_id) != 40:
                     debug.warning("Failed to retrieve git id")
                     git_id = 'Failed to retruieve'
-
-        datasheet = open(OPTS.openram_temp +'/datasheet.info', 'a+')
+        if OPTS.output_datasheet_info:
+            datasheet_path = OPTS.output_path
+        else:
+            datasheet_path = OPTS.openram_temp
+        datasheet = open(datasheet_path +'/datasheet.info', 'a+')
 
         current_time = datetime.date.today()
         # write static information to be parser later
diff --git a/compiler/datasheet/datasheet.py b/compiler/datasheet/datasheet.py
index 35091d36..845f542f 100644
--- a/compiler/datasheet/datasheet.py
+++ b/compiler/datasheet/datasheet.py
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ class datasheet():
             # css styling is kept in a seperate file
             self.html += datasheet_css.read()
 
-        with open(OPTS.openram_temp + "/datasheet.info") as info:
+        if OPTS.output_datasheet_info:
+            datasheet_path = OPTS.output_path
+        else:
+            datasheet_path = OPTS.openram_temp    
+        with open(datasheet_path + "/datasheet.info") as info:
             self.html += '<!--'
             for row in info:
                 self.html += row
diff --git a/compiler/datasheet/datasheet_gen.py b/compiler/datasheet/datasheet_gen.py
index becb11d9..dab79119 100644
--- a/compiler/datasheet/datasheet_gen.py
+++ b/compiler/datasheet/datasheet_gen.py
@@ -633,13 +633,16 @@ def parse_characterizer_csv(f, pages):
 class datasheet_gen():
     def datasheet_write(name):
         """writes the datasheet to a file"""
-        in_dir = OPTS.openram_temp
+        if OPTS.output_datasheet_info:
+            datasheet_path = OPTS.output_path
+        else:
+            datasheet_path = OPTS.openram_temp
 
-        if not (os.path.isdir(in_dir)):
-            os.mkdir(in_dir)
+        if not (os.path.isdir(datasheet_path)):
+            os.mkdir(datasheet_path)
 
         datasheets = []
-        parse_characterizer_csv(in_dir + "/datasheet.info", datasheets)
+        parse_characterizer_csv(datasheet_path + "/datasheet.info", datasheets)
 
         for sheets in datasheets:
             with open(name, 'w+') as f:
diff --git a/compiler/options.py b/compiler/options.py
index d35feb36..712b96d0 100644
--- a/compiler/options.py
+++ b/compiler/options.py
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ class options(optparse.Values):
     # Run with extracted parasitics
     use_pex = False
     # Output config with all options
-    output_extended_config = True
+    output_extended_config = False
+    # Output temporary file used to format HTML page
+    output_datasheet_info = True
     # Determines which analytical model to use.
     # Available Models: elmore, linear_regression
     model_name = "elmore"