diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 8228ad7..9e6cd7e 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ pomodoro = config['pomodoro']
 
 if not os.path.isfile('settings.ini'):
     # Set some essential initial values.
-    pomodoro['logfile'] = '~/Projects/agaric/python/pomodoroprompt/log/2021.csv'
+    # pomodoro['logfile'] = '~/Projects/agaric/python/pomodoroprompt/log/2021.csv'
+    # This path must be absolute, for some reason using ~ for home isn  t wor::
+    pomodoro['logpath'] = '/home/mlncn/Projects/agaric/python/pomodoroprompt/log/'
     write()
 
 config.read('settings.ini')
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@ def write():
 def pomodoro_logfile():
     return config['pomodoro']['logfile']
 
+def pomodoro_logpath():
+    return config['pomodoro']['logpath']
+
 def pomodoro_latest_recorded(timestamp = None):
     if timestamp:
         config.set('pomodoro', 'latest_recorded', str(timestamp))