diff --git a/lua/persistence/config.lua b/lua/persistence/config.lua
index 6d17901..4c584c9 100644
--- a/lua/persistence/config.lua
+++ b/lua/persistence/config.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local M = {}
 
 ---@class PersistenceOptions
 local defaults = {
-  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
+  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("state") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
   options = { "buffers", "curdir", "tabpages", "winsize" }, -- sessionoptions used for saving
 }