diff --git a/.config/conky/gen.sh b/.config/conky/gen.sh
index 47e7bab0..ff00aec2 100755
--- a/.config/conky/gen.sh
+++ b/.config/conky/gen.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set -e
 # Read-only set-once variables
 declare -r _name="$(basename -- "$0")"
 # Options
-declare _optout="./conky.conf"
+declare _optout="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/conky/conky.conf"
 declare -i _opthelp
 declare -i _optverbose
 # Working variables
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ printhelp() {
 Usage: $_name [OPTION]...
 Generate a conky.conf configuration file in the current directory
 
-  -o			Specify output file. Defaults to ./conky.conf
+  -o			Specify output file. Defaults to
+			~/.config/conky/conky.conf
   -h			Print this help text
   -v			Print more status messages. Stacks