diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0ba9ff8..d3793272 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *.swp
 *.snap
 .DS_Store
+.local/
 .atom/
 .buildlog/
 .history
diff --git a/lib/utils/database/flutter_famedly_sdk_hive_database.dart b/lib/utils/database/flutter_famedly_sdk_hive_database.dart
index 5926ca39..d9a4cf35 100644
--- a/lib/utils/database/flutter_famedly_sdk_hive_database.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/database/flutter_famedly_sdk_hive_database.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ class FlutterFamedlySdkHiveDatabase extends FamedlySdkHiveDatabase {
       Client client) async {
     if (!kIsWeb && !_hiveInitialized) {
       Logs().i('Init Hive database...');
-      await Hive.initFlutter();
+      if (!kIsWeb && Platform.isLinux) {
+        Hive.init('.local/share/fluffychat/');
+      } else {
+        await Hive.initFlutter();
+      }
       _hiveInitialized = true;
     }
     HiveCipher hiverCipher;