diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 1a9a979..2316929 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ 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";
@@ -86,6 +82,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     app.setOrganizationDomain("getmonero.org");
     app.setOrganizationName("monero-project");
 
+    // Log settings
+    QString logfile =
+      QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation)
+      + "/monero-wallet-gui.log";
+    Monero::Wallet::init(argv[0], logfile.toUtf8().constData());
+
+
     filter *eventFilter = new filter;
     app.installEventFilter(eventFilter);
 
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
index 8525bf3..6967b24 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ QString Wallet::getDaemonLogPath() const
 
 QString Wallet::getWalletLogPath() const
 {
-    return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/monero-wallet-gui.log";
+    return QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) + "/monero-wallet-gui.log";
 }
 
 Wallet::Wallet(Monero::Wallet *w, QObject *parent)