diff --git a/create.py b/create.py
index 19ba7678c619be82c27a558e77e40598737ca502..1cdec4dc3eb87e11c3e89141578a92b2761b7356 100644
--- a/create.py
+++ b/create.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ device_definitions = open_yaml(INPUT_FILE_NAME)
 
 validate_device_definitions(device_definitions)
 preprocess(device_definitions, FLAGS)
-prepare_directories(device_definitions)
+prepare_directories(device_definitions, FLAGS)
 
 generate_vagrantfile(device_definitions, FLAGS)
 generate_playbooks(device_definitions, FLAGS)
diff --git a/modules/ansible_generator.py b/modules/ansible_generator.py
index 182456da616c828701647fa0e9273cf08360de76..74fd818b6b48ee206fa3e6eea2af59b749ed8c8f 100644
--- a/modules/ansible_generator.py
+++ b/modules/ansible_generator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Contain functions for ansible file generation."""
 
-from modules.file_manager import generate_file, copy_template_file
+from modules.file_manager import generate_file, copy_template_file,\
+    copy_user_provisioning_dir
 from modules.ansible_vars_generator import generate_ansible_vars
 from conf.border_router import BORDER_ROUTER_NAME
 
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ def _create_config_playbooks(input_definitions, flags):
                                device["name"] + "/tasks/main.yml")
 
 
-def _create_user_playbooks(input_definitions):
-    """Generate template playbooks and roles for users."""
+def _generate_user_playbooks(input_definitions):
+    """Generate example user playbooks."""
+
     copy_template_file("playbook", "provisioning/playbook.yml")
     if input_definitions["hosts"]:
         copy_template_file("user_hosts",
@@ -48,6 +50,15 @@ def _create_user_playbooks(input_definitions):
                       "/tasks/main.yml", router_name=router["name"])
 
 
+def _create_user_playbooks(input_definitions, flags):
+    """Copy or generate template playbooks and roles for users."""
+
+    if "provisioning_dir" in flags and flags["provisioning_dir"]:
+        copy_user_provisioning_dir(flags["provisioning_dir"])
+    else:
+        _generate_user_playbooks(input_definitions)
+
+
 def generate_playbooks(input_definitions, flags):
     """Generate ansible vars and playbooks.
 
@@ -56,4 +67,4 @@ def generate_playbooks(input_definitions, flags):
     """
     generate_ansible_vars(input_definitions, flags)
     _create_config_playbooks(input_definitions, flags)
-    _create_user_playbooks(input_definitions)
+    _create_user_playbooks(input_definitions, flags)
diff --git a/modules/file_manager.py b/modules/file_manager.py
index 8b4a8b541ae606b60c98595a947118e8bab56aa9..913c47e457cba425cec616245b7c42c26a63e4a6 100644
--- a/modules/file_manager.py
+++ b/modules/file_manager.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def _load_template(template_name):
 def _copy_directory(source, destination):
     """Copy directory recursively form templates dir to the destination."""
     try:
-        shutil.copytree("./templates/" + source, destination)
+        shutil.copytree(source, destination)
     except OSError:
         cleanup_and_exit("Could not copy directory " + str(source) + ".")
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def _create_provisioning_directories(directory, device_definitions):
         cleanup_and_exit("Could not create directories for provisioning.")
 
 
-def prepare_directories(device_definitions):
+def prepare_directories(device_definitions, flags):
     """Prepare the necessary directory structure."""
     _remove_sandbox()
 
@@ -135,14 +135,20 @@ def prepare_directories(device_definitions):
                          ".")
 
     _create_provisioning_directories("base_provisioning", device_definitions)
-    _create_provisioning_directories("provisioning", device_definitions)
+    if "provisioning_dir" not in flags or not flags["provisioning_dir"]:
+        _create_provisioning_directories("provisioning", device_definitions)
 
-    _copy_directory("interface", OUTPUT_DIRECTORY +
+    _copy_directory("./templates/interface", OUTPUT_DIRECTORY +
                     "/base_provisioning/roles/interface")
-    _copy_directory("common", OUTPUT_DIRECTORY +
+    _copy_directory("./templates/common", OUTPUT_DIRECTORY +
                     "/base_provisioning/roles/common")
 
 
+def copy_user_provisioning_dir(path):
+    """Copy provisioning files provided by the user to the correct dir."""
+    _copy_directory(path, OUTPUT_DIRECTORY + "/provisioning")
+
+
 def _remove_sandbox():
     """Remove the existing sandbox."""
     shutil.rmtree(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, True)