diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index be0612fa..0fa7e01e 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 KeyValueConfigBase::~KeyValueConfigBase() {
 
@@ -89,7 +90,14 @@ PorymapConfig porymapConfig;
 
 QString PorymapConfig::getConfigFilepath() {
     // porymap config file is in the same directory as porymap itself.
-    return "porymap.cfg";
+    QString settingsPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
+    QDir dir(settingsPath);
+    if (!dir.exists())
+        dir.mkpath(settingsPath);
+
+    QString configPath = dir.absoluteFilePath("porymap.cfg");
+
+    return configPath;
 }
 
 void PorymapConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index 28d33a29..73e29121 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 void logInfo(QString message) {
     log(message, LogType::LOG_INFO);
@@ -30,8 +32,16 @@ void log(QString message, LogType type) {
     }
 
     message = QString("%1 %2 %3").arg(now).arg(typeString).arg(message);
+
+    QString settingsPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
+    QDir dir(settingsPath);
+    if (!dir.exists())
+        dir.mkpath(settingsPath);
+
+    QString logPath = dir.absoluteFilePath("porymap.log");
+
     qDebug() << message;
-    QFile outFile("porymap.log");
+    QFile outFile(logPath);
     outFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Append);
     QTextStream ts(&outFile);
     ts << message << endl;