diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/FileLoggingConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/FileLoggingConfiguration.cs
index f795ce521c..e8e36190cf 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/FileLoggingConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/FileLoggingConfiguration.cs
@@ -54,20 +54,29 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="ioManager">The <see cref="IIOManager"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="assemblyInformationProvider">The <see cref="IAssemblyInformationProvider"/> to use.</param>
+		/// <param name="platformIdentifier">The <see cref="IPlatformIdentifier"/> to use</param>
 		/// <returns>The evaluated log <see cref="Directory"/>.</returns>
-		public string GetFullLogDirectory(IIOManager ioManager, IAssemblyInformationProvider assemblyInformationProvider)
+		public string GetFullLogDirectory(
+			IIOManager ioManager,
+			IAssemblyInformationProvider assemblyInformationProvider,
+			IPlatformIdentifier platformIdentifier)
 		{
 			if (ioManager == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ioManager));
 			if (assemblyInformationProvider == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(assemblyInformationProvider));
+			if (platformIdentifier == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(platformIdentifier));
+
+			var directoryToUse = platformIdentifier.IsWindows
+				? Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData) // C:/ProgramData
+				: "/var/log"; // :pain:
 
 			return !String.IsNullOrEmpty(Directory)
 				? Directory
 				: ioManager.ConcatPath(
-					Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData), // common app data is C:/ProgramData on windows, else /usr/share
-					assemblyInformationProvider.VersionPrefix,
-					"Logs");
+					directoryToUse,
+					assemblyInformationProvider.VersionPrefix);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs
index 7a0219d18f..13b21a8d4c 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/AdministrationController.cs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 		[ProducesResponseType(typeof(ErrorMessage), 409)]
 		public async Task<IActionResult> ListLogs(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
-			var path = fileLoggingConfiguration.GetFullLogDirectory(ioManager, assemblyInformationProvider);
+			var path = fileLoggingConfiguration.GetFullLogDirectory(ioManager, assemblyInformationProvider, platformIdentifier);
 			try
 			{
 				var files = await ioManager.GetFiles(path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(path));
 
 			var fullPath = ioManager.ConcatPath(
-				fileLoggingConfiguration.GetFullLogDirectory(ioManager, assemblyInformationProvider),
+				fileLoggingConfiguration.GetFullLogDirectory(ioManager, assemblyInformationProvider, platformIdentifier),
 				path);
 			try
 			{
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
index f07cdee7fa..cad2b6970f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 					if (postSetupServices.FileLoggingConfiguration.Disable)
 						return;
 
-					var logPath = postSetupServices.FileLoggingConfiguration.GetFullLogDirectory(IOManager, AssemblyInformationProvider);
+					var logPath = postSetupServices.FileLoggingConfiguration.GetFullLogDirectory(
+						IOManager,
+						AssemblyInformationProvider,
+						postSetupServices.PlatformIdentifier);
 
 					var logEventLevel = ConvertSeriLogLevel(postSetupServices.FileLoggingConfiguration.LogLevel);