diff --git a/log.py b/log.py
index a4b86dc..ec1054f 100644
--- a/log.py
+++ b/log.py
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ from .conf import conf, confname
 
 stdout_level = conf['logging'].get('stdout') or 'INFO'
 
-# Set the logging directory to $CURDIR/log, creating it if it doesn't
-# already exist
-curdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-logdir = os.path.join(curdir, 'log')
+logdir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'log')
 os.makedirs(logdir, exist_ok=True)
 
 _format = '%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s'