diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh
index 17f6dff..1118411 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source /etc/profile
 which $TERM || export TERM=st
 which $BROWSER || export BROWSER=surf
 [ -z "$MOZ_USE_XINPUT2" ] && export MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1
+[ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ] && export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=~/.config
 
 xmodmap /usr/share/sxmo/xmodmap_caps_esc
 xsetroot -mod 3 2 -fg '#000000' -bg '#888888'
@@ -22,4 +23,6 @@ pkill lisgd
 conky -c /usr/share/sxmo/conky.conf -d
 autocutsel & autocutsel -selection PRIMARY &
 sxmo_statusbar.sh &
-exec dbus-run-session sh -c "dunst -conf /usr/share/sxmo/dunst.conf & lisgd & dwm 2> ~/.dwm.log"
+exec dbus-run-session sh -c "dunst -conf /usr/share/sxmo/dunst.conf & lisgd & 
+[ -d "~/.sxmo" ] && notify-send -t 0 -u critical '~/.sxmo is deprecated. To preserve your modem logs, please move the contents of the ~/.sxmo folder into the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/modem/ folder' &
+dwm 2> ~/.dwm.log"
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
index 5cfc441..0349fb6 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 PID=$$
-LOGDIR=/home/$USER/.sxmo
+LOGDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/modem
 trap "kill 0" SIGINT
 
 err() {
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemlog.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemlog.sh
index 8eae791..115c671 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemlog.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemlog.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-st -fn "Terminus-14" -e tail -f ~/.sxmo/modemlog.tsv
+LOGDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/modem
+st -fn "Terminus-14" -e tail -f "$LOGDIR"/modemlog.tsv
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
index 785d013..250fbbf 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 TIMEOUT=3
-LOGDIR=/home/$USER/.sxmo
+LOGDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/modem
 ACTIVECALL="NONE"
 trap "kill 0" SIGINT
 
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
index 6473e08..a5fa280 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 EDITOR=vis
-LOGDIR=/home/$USER/.sxmo
+LOGDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/modem
 
 err() {
 	echo $1 | dmenu -fn Terminus-20 -c -l 10
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ main() {
 	tailtextlog "$(echo $NUMBER | sed 's/ logfile//g')"
 }
 
-main
\ No newline at end of file
+main