diff --git a/cli/root.go b/cli/root.go
index f9a87c3..cd8a86e 100644
--- a/cli/root.go
+++ b/cli/root.go
@@ -76,14 +76,21 @@ func preRunError(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 		postgresTimeStamp = time.Date(postgresTimeStamp.Year(), postgresTimeStamp.Month(), postgresTimeStamp.Day(), postgresTimeStamp.Hour(), postgresTimeStamp.Minute(), postgresTimeStamp.Second(), int(math.Round(float64(postgresTimeStamp.Nanosecond())/1000000)*1000000), location)
 
+		// default cache directory
+		defaultCacheDir, err := getDefaultCacheDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// Default configuration
+		dsn := fmt.Sprintf("sqlite3://%v/sqlite.db?cache=shared&mode=memory&foreign_keys=on", defaultCacheDir)
 		cnf := config.Config{
 			Device: &types.Device{
 				ID:           uuid.NewV4().String(),
 				Name:         hostname,
 				CreationDate: postgresTimeStamp,
 			},
-			DSN: "sqlite3:///var/log/flucky/sqlite.db?cache=shared&mode=memory&foreign_keys=on",
+			DSN: dsn,
 		}
 
 		err = config.Write(&cnf, configFile)
@@ -95,8 +102,8 @@ func preRunError(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetDefaultConfigPath returns the default path to the configuration of
-// rpm-distributor
+// getDefaultConfigFile returns the default path to the configuration file of
+// flucky
 func getDefaultConfigFile() (string, error) {
 	u, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -110,3 +117,19 @@ func getDefaultConfigFile() (string, error) {
 		return filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, ".config/flucky/config.json"), nil
 	}
 }
+
+// getDefaultCacheDir returns the default path to the cache directory where
+// flucky stores his measured values.
+func getDefaultCacheDir() (string, error) {
+	u, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Can not read current user: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	switch u.Uid {
+	case "0":
+		return "/var/cache/flucky", nil
+	default:
+		return filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, ".cache/flucky"), nil
+	}
+}