diff --git a/lua/core/options.lua b/lua/core/options.lua
index 083d8cf..8284acc 100644
--- a/lua/core/options.lua
+++ b/lua/core/options.lua
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ opt.undofile = true
 -- backups
 opt.backup = true
 opt.backupcopy = "yes"
-opt.backupdir = vim.fn.expand("~/.share/nvim/backups")
+opt.backupdir = vim.fn.expand("~/.local/share/nvim/backups")
 opt.sessionoptions="blank,buffers,curdir,folds,help,tabpages,winsize,resize,winpos"
 g.sp4ke_bookmark_dir = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. '/bookmarks'