diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 821c0a6e..91d44214 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 COPY . /app/
 
 # Create necessary directories
-RUN mkdir -p /config/settings /config/stateful /config/user /tmp/huntarr-logs
-RUN chmod -R 755 /config /tmp/huntarr-logs
+RUN mkdir -p /config/settings /config/stateful /config/user /config/logs
+RUN chmod -R 755 /config
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa5166ef..01ea8717 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ sudo systemctl start huntarr
 - **Connection Problems**: Ensure the API URL is accessible from where you're running the application
 - **Login Issues**: If you forget your password, you will need to delete the credentials file at `/config/user/credentials.json` and restart the container
 - **Web Interface Not Loading**: Make sure port 9705 is exposed in your Docker configuration and not blocked by a firewall
-- **Logs**: Check the container logs with `docker logs huntarr` if running in Docker, or use the web interface
+- **Logs**: Check the container logs with `docker logs huntarr` if running in Docker, or check the log files in `/config/logs/` within the container/volume, or use the web interface.
 - **Debug Mode**: Enable Debug Mode in the Advanced Settings to see detailed API responses and process flow
 - **Settings Not Persisting**: Verify your volume mount for `/config` is configured correctly
 - **State Files**: The application stores state in `/config/stateful/` - if something seems stuck, you can try deleting these files
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5fa85830..5ad77158 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ services:
       - "9705:9705"
     volumes:
       - huntarr-config:/config
-      - /tmp/huntarr-logs:/tmp/huntarr-logs
-      - /tmp/huntarr-state:/tmp/huntarr-state
     environment:
       - TZ=America/New_York
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/src/primary/utils/logger.py b/src/primary/utils/logger.py
index 19d0dc18..c29e46ed 100644
--- a/src/primary/utils/logger.py
+++ b/src/primary/utils/logger.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import pathlib
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 # Create log directory
-LOG_DIR = pathlib.Path("/tmp/huntarr-logs")
+LOG_DIR = pathlib.Path("/config/logs") # Changed path
 LOG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 # Default log file for general messages
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ MAIN_LOG_FILE = LOG_DIR / "huntarr.log"
 
 # App-specific log files
 APP_LOG_FILES = {
-    "sonarr": LOG_DIR / "huntarr-sonarr.log",
-    "radarr": LOG_DIR / "huntarr-radarr.log",
-    "lidarr": LOG_DIR / "huntarr-lidarr.log",
-    "readarr": LOG_DIR / "huntarr-readarr.log"
+    "sonarr": LOG_DIR / "sonarr.log", # Updated filename
+    "radarr": LOG_DIR / "radarr.log", # Updated filename
+    "lidarr": LOG_DIR / "lidarr.log", # Updated filename
+    "readarr": LOG_DIR / "readarr.log" # Updated filename
 }
 
 # Global logger instances