diff --git a/restic.sh b/restic.sh
index 1bdf9aa..be5c351 100644
--- a/restic.sh
+++ b/restic.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 : "${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:?Need the access key id}"
 : "${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:?Need the secret access key}"
 : "${RESTIC_PASSWORD:?Need the restic password}"
-: "${LOG_PATH:-./restic-backup.log}"
+: "${LOG_PATH:-/var/log/restic-backup.log}"
 : "${seafile_data_local:-/seafile}"
 
 # need to securely provide password: https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#how-can-i-specify-encryption-passwords-automatically