diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
index 716c17186..25ff8eb5a 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiutility.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
         }
 
         // File logger
-        CFileLogger *fileLogger = new CFileLogger(applicationName, QString(), &a);
+        static const QString logPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + "/org.swift-project/logs";
+        CFileLogger *fileLogger = new CFileLogger(applicationName, logPath, &a);
         fileLogger->changeLogPattern(CLogPattern().withSeverityAtOrAbove(CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo));
 
         // GUI icon
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp b/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp
index 221cc1d43..0075b6c08 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/filelogger.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         m_applicationName(applicationName),
         m_logPath(logPath)
     {
+        if (!m_logPath.isEmpty()) { QDir::root().mkpath(m_logPath); }
         removeOldLogFiles();
         if (!m_logPath.isEmpty() && !m_logPath.endsWith('/')) { m_logPath += '/'; }
         m_logFile.setFileName(getFullFileName());