diff --git a/writeas/ViewController.swift b/writeas/ViewController.swift
index 95d8d07..0f11b73 100644
--- a/writeas/ViewController.swift
+++ b/writeas/ViewController.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
 
     @IBOutlet var writerText: NSTextView!
 
-    let draftFile = "Write.as/draft.txt"
+    let draftFile = "\(NSHomeDirectory())/.writeas/draft.txt"
 
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
@@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
     }
 
     fileprivate func getDraftPath() -> URL? {
-        do {
-            let baseDir = try FileManager.default.url(for: .documentDirectory, in: .allDomainsMask, appropriateFor: nil, create: true)
-            return baseDir.appendingPathComponent(draftFile)
-        } catch (let err) {
-            print("ERROR getting path: \(err)")
-            return nil
-        }
+        return URL(fileURLWithPath: draftFile)
     }
 
     func saveDocument() {