diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e119610..2d8cfdf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ All configuration variables are described in [etc/default/webhookd.env](./etc/de
 Webhooks are simple scripts within a directory structure.
 
 By default inside the `./scripts` directory.
-You can override the default using the `WHD_SCRIPTS` environment variable or `-script` parameter.
+You can change the default directory using the `WHD_SCRIPTS` environment variable or `-script` parameter.
 
 *Example:*
 
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ In particular, examples of integration with Gitlab and Github.
 
 The directory structure define the webhook URL.
 
-You can omit the script extension. If you do, webhookd will search for a `.sh` file.
+You can omit the script extension. If you do, webhookd will search by default for a `.sh` file.
+You can change the default extension using the `WHD_HOOK_DEFAULT_EXT` environment variable or `-hook-default-ext` parameter.
 If the script exists, the output the will be streamed to the HTTP response.
 
 The streaming technology depends on the HTTP request:
diff --git a/pkg/api/index.go b/pkg/api/index.go
index 6722594..9b1115b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/index.go
+++ b/pkg/api/index.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	defaultTimeout int
+	defaultExt     string
 	scriptDir      string
 	outputDir      string
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ func atoiFallback(str string, fallback int) int {
 // index is the main handler of the API.
 func index(conf *config.Config) http.Handler {
 	defaultTimeout = conf.HookTimeout
+	defaultExt = conf.HookDefaultExt
 	scriptDir = conf.ScriptDir
 	outputDir = conf.HookLogDir
 	return http.HandlerFunc(webhookHandler)
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ func triggerWebhook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		infoHandler(w, r)
 		return
 	}
-	_, err := hook.ResolveScript(scriptDir, hookName)
+	script, err := hook.ResolveScript(scriptDir, hookName, defaultExt)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("hooke not found", "err", err.Error())
 		http.Error(w, "hook not found", http.StatusNotFound)
@@ -92,15 +94,15 @@ func triggerWebhook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	params := HTTPParamsToShellVars(r.Form)
 	params = append(params, HTTPParamsToShellVars(r.Header)...)
 
-	// Create work
+	// Create hook job
 	timeout := atoiFallback(r.Header.Get("X-Hook-Timeout"), defaultTimeout)
 	job, err := hook.NewHookJob(&hook.Request{
 		Name:      hookName,
+		Script:    script,
 		Method:    r.Method,
 		Payload:   string(body),
 		Args:      params,
 		Timeout:   timeout,
-		BaseDir:   scriptDir,
 		OutputDir: outputDir,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ func getWebhookLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Get script location
 	hookName := path.Dir(strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/"))
-	_, err := hook.ResolveScript(scriptDir, hookName)
+	_, err := hook.ResolveScript(scriptDir, hookName, defaultExt)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error(err.Error())
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 660d3ff..ad3623c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TLSKeyFile      string `flag:"tls-key-file" desc:"TLS key file" default:"server.key"`
 	TLSDomain       string `flag:"tls-domain" desc:"TLS domain name used by ACME"`
 	NbWorkers       int    `flag:"nb-workers" desc:"Number of workers to start" default:"2"`
+	HookDefaultExt  string `flag:"hook-default-ext" desc:"Default extension for hook scripts" default:"sh"`
 	HookTimeout     int    `flag:"hook-timeout" desc:"Maximum hook execution time in second" default:"10"`
 	HookLogDir      string `flag:"hook-log-dir" desc:"Hook execution logs location" default:""`
 	ScriptDir       string `flag:"scripts" desc:"Scripts location" default:"scripts"`
diff --git a/pkg/hook/helper.go b/pkg/hook/helper.go
index b783747..6b387d2 100644
--- a/pkg/hook/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/hook/helper.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ResolveScript is resolving the target script.
-func ResolveScript(dir, name string) (string, error) {
+func ResolveScript(dir, name, defaultExt string) (string, error) {
 	if path.Ext(name) == "" {
-		name += ".sh"
+		name += "." + defaultExt
 	}
 	script := path.Clean(path.Join(dir, name))
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(script, dir) {
diff --git a/pkg/hook/job.go b/pkg/hook/job.go
index dc528a1..10b39e0 100644
--- a/pkg/hook/job.go
+++ b/pkg/hook/job.go
@@ -41,14 +41,10 @@ type Job struct {
 
 // NewHookJob creates new hook job
 func NewHookJob(request *Request) (*Job, error) {
-	script, err := ResolveScript(request.BaseDir, request.Name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	job := &Job{
 		id:          atomic.AddUint64(&hookID, 1),
 		name:        request.Name,
-		script:      script,
+		script:      request.Script,
 		method:      request.Method,
 		payload:     request.Payload,
 		args:        request.Args,
diff --git a/pkg/hook/test/helper_test.go b/pkg/hook/test/helper_test.go
index b4ebf89..1e318c3 100644
--- a/pkg/hook/test/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/hook/test/helper_test.go
@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestResolveScript(t *testing.T) {
-	script, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../../scripts", "../scripts/echo")
+	script, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../../scripts", "../scripts/echo", "sh")
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, "../../../scripts/echo.sh", script, "")
 }
 
 func TestNotResolveScript(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../scripts", "foo")
+	_, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../scripts", "foo", "sh")
 	assert.NotNil(t, err, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, "Script not found: ../../scripts/foo.sh", err.Error(), "")
 }
 
 func TestResolveBadScript(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../scripts", "../tests/test_simple")
+	_, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../scripts", "../tests/test_simple", "sh")
 	assert.NotNil(t, err, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, "Invalid script path: ../tests/test_simple.sh", err.Error(), "")
 }
 
 func TestResolveScriptWithExtension(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../scripts", "node.js")
+	_, err := hook.ResolveScript("../../scripts", "node.js", "sh")
 	assert.NotNil(t, err, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, "Script not found: ../../scripts/node.js", err.Error(), "")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/hook/test/job_test.go b/pkg/hook/test/job_test.go
index 6b459df..d7882e1 100644
--- a/pkg/hook/test/job_test.go
+++ b/pkg/hook/test/job_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func printJobMessages(job *hook.Job) {
 func TestHookJob(t *testing.T) {
 	req := &hook.Request{
 		Name:    "test_simple",
+		Script:  "../test/test_simple.sh",
 		Method:  "GET",
 		Payload: "{\"foo\": \"bar\"}",
 		Args: []string{
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ func TestHookJob(t *testing.T) {
 			"user_agent=test",
 		},
 		Timeout:   5,
-		BaseDir:   "../test",
 		OutputDir: os.TempDir(),
 	}
 	job, err := hook.NewHookJob(req)
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ func TestHookJob(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWorkRunnerWithError(t *testing.T) {
 	req := &hook.Request{
 		Name:      "test_error",
+		Script:    "../test/test_error.sh",
 		Method:    "POST",
 		Payload:   "",
 		Args:      []string{},
 		Timeout:   5,
-		BaseDir:   "../test",
 		OutputDir: os.TempDir(),
 	}
 	job, err := hook.NewHookJob(req)
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ func TestWorkRunnerWithError(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWorkRunnerWithTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	req := &hook.Request{
 		Name:      "test_timeout",
+		Script:    "../test/test_timeout.sh",
 		Method:    "POST",
 		Payload:   "",
 		Args:      []string{},
 		Timeout:   1,
-		BaseDir:   "../test",
 		OutputDir: os.TempDir(),
 	}
 	job, err := hook.NewHookJob(req)
diff --git a/pkg/hook/types.go b/pkg/hook/types.go
index 4adb64d..0c5645f 100644
--- a/pkg/hook/types.go
+++ b/pkg/hook/types.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ const (
 // Request is a hook request
 type Request struct {
 	Name      string
+	Script    string
 	Method    string
 	Payload   string
 	Args      []string
 	Timeout   int
-	BaseDir   string
 	OutputDir string
 }