diff --git a/shell/notes b/shell/notes
index 3fbf1b1..563ff0a 100755
--- a/shell/notes
+++ b/shell/notes
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ function note() {
     (
         local title="$1"
         local timestamp="$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)"
-        local dir="${HOME}/Dropbox/Notes"
+        local dir="${HOME}/.local/var/lib/notes"
 
         mkdir -p "${dir}"
         cd "${dir}"