diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3b71a76..9fd9960f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tvb-ext-xircuits",
-  "version": "2.0.1-alpha.2",
+  "version": "2.0.1-alpha.3",
   "description": "Jupyterlab extension for building TVB workflows in a visual and interactive manner",
   "keywords": [
     "jupyter",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6e8ac6dd..5d972c8e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "tvb-ext-xircuits"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-version = "2.0.1a2"
+version = "2.0.1a3"
 classifiers = [
     "Framework :: Jupyter",
     "Framework :: Jupyter :: JupyterLab",
diff --git a/tvbextxircuits/logger/builder.py b/tvbextxircuits/logger/builder.py
index 48a7017e..aac537a1 100644
--- a/tvbextxircuits/logger/builder.py
+++ b/tvbextxircuits/logger/builder.py
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ def __init__(self, config_file_name='logging.conf'):
         """
         current_folder = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(self.__class__))
         config_file_path = os.path.join(current_folder, config_file_name)
-        logging.config.fileConfig(config_file_path, disable_existing_loggers=False)
+
+        home_directory = os.path.expanduser('~')
+        log_file_path = os.path.join(home_directory, '.tvb_ext_xircuits.log')
+
+        logging.config.fileConfig(config_file_path, disable_existing_loggers=False, defaults={'logfilename': log_file_path})
         self._loggers = weakref.WeakValueDictionary()
 
     def build_logger(self, parent_module):
diff --git a/tvbextxircuits/logger/logging.conf b/tvbextxircuits/logger/logging.conf
index 3e0e980a..2906fd97 100644
--- a/tvbextxircuits/logger/logging.conf
+++ b/tvbextxircuits/logger/logging.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ args=(sys.stdout,)
 class=handlers.TimedRotatingFileHandler
 level=INFO
 formatter=simpleFormatter
-args=('.tvb_ext_xircuits.log', 'midnight', 1, 30, None, False, False)
+args=(r'%(logfilename)s', 'midnight', 1, 30, None, False, False)
 
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 ## Formatters                             ##