diff --git a/src/aare/common/logger_config.py b/src/aare/common/logger_config.py
index 7b169592..69c42d8c 100644
--- a/src/aare/common/logger_config.py
+++ b/src/aare/common/logger_config.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def get_config_path(env: str = "dev") -> Path:
     return config_path
 
 
-def setup_logger(name="aareDAQ", base_dir: str | None = f'/tmp/mxlogs/', config_path: str | None = None):
+def setup_logger(name="aareDAQ", base_dir: str | None = f'~/tmp/mxlogs/', config_path: str | None = None):
     # switch to production mode using: $ APP_ENV=prod python main.py
     env = os.getenv("APP_ENV", "dev")  # default: dev