diff --git a/idd/LGCommon/CDebug.cpp b/idd/LGCommon/CDebug.cpp
index 56606cac..5083dfe0 100644
--- a/idd/LGCommon/CDebug.cpp
+++ b/idd/LGCommon/CDebug.cpp
@@ -43,16 +43,7 @@ void CDebug::Init(const char * name)
   if (IsDebuggerPresent())
     return;
 
-  // get the system temp directory
-  char tempPath[MAX_PATH];
-  DWORD pathLen = GetTempPathA(sizeof(tempPath), tempPath);
-  if (pathLen == 0)
-  {
-    DEBUG_ERROR_HR(GetLastError(), "Failed to get the temp path");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  std::string folder   = tempPath;
+  std::string folder   = "C:\\ProgramData\\Looking Glass (IDD)\\";
   std::string baseName = name;
   std::string ext      = ".txt";
   std::string logFile  = folder + baseName + ext;
diff --git a/idd/installer.nsi b/idd/installer.nsi
index bdc92e4e..51f4bda5 100644
--- a/idd/installer.nsi
+++ b/idd/installer.nsi
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Function ShowHelpMessage
 FunctionEnd
 
 Function .onInit
+  SetShellVarContext all
 
   var /GLOBAL cmdLineParams
   Push $R0
@@ -153,6 +154,9 @@ SectionEnd
 Section "!Indirect Display Driver (IDD)" Section1
   SectionIn RO
 
+  DetailPrint "Creating log directory"
+  CreateDirectory "$APPDATA\Looking Glass (IDD)"
+
   DetailPrint "Extracting IDD"
   SetOutPath $INSTDIR
   File lgidd.cat
@@ -201,8 +205,6 @@ Section "!Indirect Display Driver (IDD)" Section1
 SectionEnd
 
 Section "Uninstall" Section6
-  SetShellVarContext all
-
   !insertmacro StopLGIddHelper
 
   DetailPrint "Uninstalling IDD"