diff --git a/slskd.service b/slskd.service
index e12dde397111c..b35e96b130d24 100644
--- a/slskd.service
+++ b/slskd.service
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Type=simple
 User=slskd
 Group=slskd
 SyslogIdentifier=slskd
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/slskd/
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/slskd/slskd
 Restart=on-failure