diff --git a/zet b/zet
index 74b72f6..f71d466 100755
--- a/zet
+++ b/zet
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 EDITOR="${EDITOR:-nvim}"
 ZET_DIR="${ZET_DIR:-$HOME/Documents/zet}"
-ZET_TMP_FILE="$ZET_DIR/.zets"
+ZET_TMP_FILE="$HOME/.local/state/zets"
 
 if [[ ! -d "$ZET_DIR" ]]; then
   mkdir -p "$ZET_DIR"