diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70cf9de..a1c6b4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ autoload/
 undodir/*
 .vimtmp/*
 view/*
+tmpdir
diff --git a/init.vim b/init.vim
index 8b43e3c..3c2f644 100644
--- a/init.vim
+++ b/init.vim
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ set tags=./.tags,.tags,./tags-external,.tags-external;/home/*
 
 " persisitent undo file
 set undofile
-set undodir=~/.vim/.vimtmp
-set backupdir=~/.vim/.vimtmp
-set directory=~/.vim/.vimtmp
+set undodir=~/.config/nvim/undodir
+set backupdir=~/nvim/tmpdir
+set directory=~/nvim/tmpdir
 
 set viewoptions-=options