diff --git a/src/common/logger.py b/src/common/logger.py
index 245a1315a..992c95859 100644
--- a/src/common/logger.py
+++ b/src/common/logger.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ if os.name == 'nt':
 		# Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Gajim\logs
 		LOGPATH = os.environ['appdata'] + '/Gajim/logs'
 	except KeyError:
-		# win9x, so use ~/Gajim/logs which is WINDOWS\Application Data\Gajim\logs
-		LOGPATH = os.path.expanduser('~/Gajim/logs')
+		# win9x, ./logs
+		LOGPATH = 'logs'
 
 class Logger:
 	def __init__(self):
diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 47bab4013..2e865d4aa 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ if os.name == 'nt':
 		# Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Gajim\logs
 		config_filename = os.environ['appdata'] + '/Gajim/config'
 	except KeyError:
-		# win9x, so use ~/Gajim/logs which is WINDOWS\Application Data\Gajim\logs
-		config_filename = os.path.expanduser('~/Gajim/config')
+		# win9x so ./config
+		config_filename = 'config'
 	if do_move:
 		os.renames(old_path, config_filename)