diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index 1adcae0..dad7b37 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ void init()
                                 path = helpers::get_env("HOME");
                                 if (!path.empty())
                                 {
-                                    path /= ".local/state";
+                                    path /= ".local";
+                                    path /= "state";
                                 }
                             }
                             if (!path.empty())
                             {
-                                return path /= "epubgrep.log";
+                                return (path /= "epubgrep") /= "epubgrep.log";
                             }
                             return fs::path{};
                         }()};