diff --git a/include/asset.hpp b/include/asset.hpp
index e65cb512..4ee7722f 100644
--- a/include/asset.hpp
+++ b/include/asset.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ std::string plugin(plugin::Plugin *plugin, std::string filename);
 extern std::string systemDir;
 extern std::string userDir;
 
+extern std::string logPath;
 extern std::string pluginsPath;
 extern std::string settingsPath;
 extern std::string autosavePath;
diff --git a/src/asset.cpp b/src/asset.cpp
index e833d781..9de69a98 100644
--- a/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/asset.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void init() {
 		templatePath = userDir + "/template.vcv";
 	}
 	else {
+		logPath = userDir + "/log.txt";
 		pluginsPath = userDir + "/plugins-v" + app::ABI_VERSION;
 		settingsPath = userDir + "/settings-v" + app::ABI_VERSION + ".json";
 		autosavePath = userDir + "/autosave-v" + app::ABI_VERSION + ".vcv";
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ std::string plugin(plugin::Plugin *plugin, std::string filename) {
 std::string systemDir;
 std::string userDir;
 
+std::string logPath;
 std::string pluginsPath;
 std::string settingsPath;
 std::string autosavePath;
diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
index b923bbb5..85af9252 100644
--- a/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/logger.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ void init() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	std::string logFilename = asset::user("log.txt");
-	outputFile = fopen(logFilename.c_str(), "w");
+	outputFile = fopen(asset::logPath.c_str(), "w");
 	if (!outputFile) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Could not open log at %s\n", logFilename.c_str());
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not open log at %s\n", asset::logPath.c_str());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index aa50229b..413105a4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void fatalSignalHandler(int sig) {
 
 	// This might fail because we might not be in the main thread.
 	// But oh well, we're crashing anyway.
-	std::string text = app::APP_NAME + " has crashed. See log.txt for details.";
+	std::string text = app::APP_NAME + " has crashed. See " + asset::logPath + " for details.";
 	osdialog_message(OSDIALOG_ERROR, OSDIALOG_OK, text.c_str());
 
 	abort();