diff --git a/bin/glurp b/bin/glurp
index bc584ba..7bae1a9 100755
--- a/bin/glurp
+++ b/bin/glurp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ case "$1" in
         grim_args+=(-)
         ;;
     file)
-        grim_args+=("$(screenshot_path "/tmp/${USER}")")
+        grim_args+=("$(screenshot_path "${XDG_RUN_TIME_DIR:-/tmp/$(whoami)}/screenshots")")
         ;;
     *)
         false
@@ -81,4 +81,3 @@ EOF
 trap clean EXIT
 
 sh -s < "${temp_files[command_to_source]}"
-