diff --git a/channels/irc/src/main.rs b/channels/irc/src/main.rs
index 06d3041..c0a9ad9 100644
--- a/channels/irc/src/main.rs
+++ b/channels/irc/src/main.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl State {
 // ── Persistence ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn data_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(".consciousness/irc")
+    dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(".consciousness/channels/irc.logs")
 }
 
 fn append_log(target: &str, nick: &str, text: &str) {
diff --git a/channels/telegram/src/main.rs b/channels/telegram/src/main.rs
index 7138fb4..0e1bf82 100644
--- a/channels/telegram/src/main.rs
+++ b/channels/telegram/src/main.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl State {
 // ── Persistence ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 fn data_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(".consciousness/telegram")
+    dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(".consciousness/channels/telegram.logs")
 }
 
 fn load_offset() -> i64 {