diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ log:
   # Filename to use.
   filename: thalos
   # Directory to store the logfiles in.
-  directory: logs
+  directory: /var/log/thalos
   # Format to rename log files when rotating
   time_format: 2006-01-02_150405