diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c03b160..a8ea263 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -80,14 +80,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 //    qDebug() << "High DPI auto scaling - enabled";
 //#endif
 
-    // Log settings
-    Monero::Wallet::init(argv[0], "monero-wallet-gui");
-//    qInstallMessageHandler(messageHandler);
-
     MainApp app(argc, argv);
 
     qDebug() << "app startd";
 
+    // Log settings
+    QString logfile =
+      QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation)
+      + "/monero-wallet-gui.log";
+    Monero::Wallet::init(argv[0], logfile.toUtf8().constData());
+
     app.setApplicationName("monero-core");
     app.setOrganizationDomain("getmonero.org");
     app.setOrganizationName("monero-project");
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
index 74649ce..fe1efc6 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ QString Wallet::getWalletLogPath() const
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
     return QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation).at(0) + "/Library/Logs/" + filename;
 #else
-    return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/" + filename;
+    return QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) + filename;
 #endif
 }