diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0991c20..1e78bac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 node_modules
 journal.txt
-*.bak
-*.bak2
+bak/
 radata/
+journal/
 stats.radata
 .*.swp
 .*.swo
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 78c4999..32e0ed0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   let lastJournalText = null;
   function appendJournal(text) {
     if (text !== lastJournalText) {
-      fs.appendFileSync('journal.txt', text + '\n');
+      fs.appendFileSync('journal/journal.txt', text + '\n');
       lastJournalText = text;
     }
   }