diff --git a/subiquitycore/log.py b/subiquitycore/log.py
index b5b346c3..167e2f24 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/log.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/log.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 
-LOGDIR = ".subiquity"
+LOGDIR = "/writable/.subiquity"
 LOGFILE = os.path.join(LOGDIR, "subiquity-debug.log")
 
 
diff --git a/subiquitycore/utils.py b/subiquitycore/utils.py
index 7ce00e60..8bfc7056 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/utils.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/utils.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def sudo_user():
 def mark_firstboot_complete():
     """ Touch our firstboot-complete eyecatcher """
     log.info('marking firstboot service complete')
-    firstboot = '/var/lib/firstboot/firstboot-complete'
+    firstboot = '/writable/firstboot-complete'
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(firstboot)):
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(firstboot))
     with open(firstboot, 'w') as fp: