diff --git a/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py b/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py
index 13d16796..b6c88efc 100644
--- a/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py
+++ b/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ def get_config_path(env: str = "dev") -> Path:
     return config_path
 
 
-def setup_logger(name="aareDAQ", base_dir: str | None = '/tmp/mxlogs', config_path: str | None = None):
+def setup_logger(name="aareDAQ", base_dir: str | None = '~/tmp/mxlogs', config_path: str | None = None):
     # switch to production mode using: $ APP_ENV=prod python main.py
+    if name == "aareDAQ":
+        base_dir="/tmp/mxlogs"
     env = os.getenv("APP_ENV", "dev")  # default: dev
 
     if config_path is None: