diff --git a/pterodisbot.py b/pterodisbot.py
index d6030b0..b3f3316 100644
--- a/pterodisbot.py
+++ b/pterodisbot.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Features:
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 from discord import app_commands
+import os
 import aiohttp
 import asyncio
 import json
@@ -32,12 +33,15 @@ import generate_config
 # LOGGING SETUP
 # ==============================================
 
+logs_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'logs')
+os.makedirs(logs_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
 logger = logging.getLogger('pterodisbot')
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 # File handler for logs (rotates when reaching 5MB, keeps 3 backups)
 handler = RotatingFileHandler(
-    './logs/pterodisbot.log',
+    filename=os.path.join(logs_dir, 'pterodisbot.log'),
     maxBytes=5*1024*1024, # 5 MiB max log file size
     backupCount=3, # Rotate through 3 files
     encoding='utf-8'