diff --git a/config/config b/config/config
index 4fe1de24..8e91d69b 100644
--- a/config/config
+++ b/config/config
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ prompt_height=1
 image="wall"
 
 # Thumbnail directory
-imgtempdir="$HOME/.fetchimages"
+imgtempdir="$HOME/.cache/thumbnails/fetch"
 
 # Image Backend
 # Which program to draw images with
diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index 8fe47a7d..eca2d246 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ prompt_height=1
 image="wall"
 
 # Thumbnail directory
-imgtempdir="$HOME/.fetchimages"
+imgtempdir="$HOME/.cache/thumbnails/fetch"
 
 # Image Backend
 # Which program to draw images with