diff --git a/openlp.pyw b/openlp.pyw
index 5ec730e22..fd8bfb41e 100755
--- a/openlp.pyw
+++ b/openlp.pyw
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_option("-s", "--style", dest="style",
                       help="Set the Qt4 style (passed directly to Qt4).")
     # Set up logging
-    log_path = AppLocation.get_directory(AppLocation.ConfigDir)
+    log_path = AppLocation.get_directory(AppLocation.CacheDir)
     if not os.path.exists(log_path):
         os.makedirs(log_path)
     filename = os.path.join(log_path, u'openlp.log')
diff --git a/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py b/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
index 78c16e26a..4fb1e613e 100644
--- a/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/utils/__init__.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class AppLocation(object):
     DataDir = 3
     PluginsDir = 4
     VersionDir = 5
+    CacheDir = 6
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_directory(dir_type=1):
@@ -103,6 +104,20 @@ class AppLocation(object):
             else:
                 plugin_path = os.path.split(openlp.__file__)[0]
             return plugin_path
+        elif dir_type == AppLocation.CacheDir:
+            if sys.platform == u'win32':
+                path = os.path.join(os.getenv(u'APPDATA'), u'openlp')
+            elif sys.platform == u'darwin':
+                path = os.path.join(os.getenv(u'HOME'), u'Library',
+                    u'Application Support', u'openlp')
+            else:
+                try:
+                    from xdg import BaseDirectory
+                    path = os.path.join(
+                        BaseDirectory.xdg_cache_home, u'openlp')
+                except ImportError:
+                    path = os.path.join(os.getenv(u'HOME'), u'.openlp')
+            return path
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_data_path():