diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 9f4272a..8daac0a 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ log:
   # Filename to use.
   filename: thalos.log
   # Directory to store the logfiles in.
-  directory: logs
+  directory: /var/log
   # Format to rename log files when rotating
   time_format: 2006-01-02_150405