diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index a4760fe3f..cf50464d9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -56,14 +56,17 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   po::options_description desc_cmd_only("Command line options");
   po::options_description desc_cmd_sett("Command line options and settings options");
 
+  std::string default_data_dir = tools::get_default_data_dir();
+  std::string default_log_file = default_data_dir + "/bitmonero.log";
+
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, command_line::arg_help);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, command_line::arg_version);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, arg_os_version);
   // tools::get_default_data_dir() can't be called during static initialization
-  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, command_line::arg_data_dir, tools::get_default_data_dir());
+  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, command_line::arg_data_dir, default_data_dir);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_only, arg_config_file);
 
-  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_log_file);
+  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_log_file, default_log_file);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_log_level);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_console);