diff --git a/src/bin/composer-cli b/src/bin/composer-cli
index 59a997fa..10f0ca63 100755
--- a/src/bin/composer-cli
+++ b/src/bin/composer-cli
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ def get_parser():
                         help="Output the raw JSON response instead of the normal output.")
     parser.add_argument("-s", "--socket", default="/run/weldr/api.socket", metavar="SOCKET",
                         help="Path to the socket file to listen on")
-    parser.add_argument("--log", dest="logfile", default="/var/log/lorax-composer/cli.log", metavar="LOG",
-                        help="Path to logfile (/var/log/lorax-composer/cli.log)")
+    parser.add_argument("--log", dest="logfile", default="./composer-cli.log", metavar="LOG",
+                        help="Path to logfile (./composer-cli.log)")
     parser.add_argument("-a", "--api", dest="api_version", default="0", metavar="APIVER",
                         help="API Version to use")
     parser.add_argument("--test", dest="testmode", default=0, type=int, metavar="TESTMODE",