diff --git a/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp b/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp
index 08d27afbf..676b5e630 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ void Settings::setSettingFile(const QString &settingsFile)
 
 Settings::Settings(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
-  m_portableSettingsFile = QStringLiteral("settings.ini");
   if (QFile(m_portableSettingsFile).exists()) {
     m_settings = new QSettings(m_portableSettingsFile, QSettings::IniFormat);
     qInfo().noquote() << "settings file:" << m_settings->fileName();
diff --git a/src/lib/common/Settings.h b/src/lib/common/Settings.h
index 3f9513c03..97882da09 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/Settings.h
+++ b/src/lib/common/Settings.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private:
   void initSettings();
 
   QSettings *m_settings = nullptr;
-  QString m_portableSettingsFile = QStringLiteral("%1.conf").arg(kAppName);
+  QString m_portableSettingsFile = QStringLiteral("settings/%1.conf").arg(kAppName);
 
   // clang-format off
   inline static const QStringList m_logLevels = {