diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 5b4242dc..c8f870da 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class RequireDevServerTrue(logging.Filter):
         return DEVSERVER
 
 PRIMARY_LOG_DIR = Path("/var/log/troggle")
-FALLBACK_LOG_DIR = "/home/psargent/var-log-troggle"
+FALLBACK_LOG_DIR = Path("/home/psargent/var-log-troggle")
 log_filename = "troggle.log"
     
 def get_valid_log_path():