diff --git a/Daemon.cpp b/Daemon.cpp
index 1415435a..c7867242 100644
--- a/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/Daemon.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace i2p
 			{
 				if (isDaemon)
 				{
-					std::string logfile_path = IsService () ? "/var/log" : i2p::util::filesystem::GetDataDir().string();
+					std::string logfile_path = IsService () ? "/var/log/i2pd" : i2p::util::filesystem::GetDataDir().string();
 #ifndef _WIN32
 					logfile_path.append("/i2pd.log");
 #else
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 7181cc4c..3cd21b8d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Command line options
 * --pidfile=            - Where to write pidfile (dont write by default)
 * --daemon=             - Enable or disable daemon mode. 1 for yes, 0 for no.
 * --svcctl=             - Windows service management (--svcctl="install" or --svcctl="remove")
-* --service=            - 1 if uses system folders (/var/run/i2pd.pid, /var/log/i2pd.log, /var/lib/i2pd).
+* --service=            - 1 if uses system folders (/var/run/i2pd.pid, /var/log/i2pd/i2pd.log, /var/lib/i2pd).
 * --v6=                 - 1 if supports communication through ipv6, off by default
 * --floodfill=          - 1 if router is floodfill, off by default
 * --bandwidth=          - L if bandwidth is limited to 32Kbs/sec, O - to 256Kbs/sec, P - unlimited