diff --git a/sway/wallpaper.pl b/sway/wallpaper.pl
index 54f07ef..ae799e7 100755
--- a/sway/wallpaper.pl
+++ b/sway/wallpaper.pl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ sub new($class, %args)
     $args{im} = Image::Magick->new();
     $args{error} = ();
 
-    $args{pidfile} = "/tmp/$ENV{USER}-wallpaper.pid";
+    $args{pidfile} = "$ENV{HOME}/.local/state/wallpaper.pid";
 
     return bless { %args };
 }