diff --git a/logwatch/dmeventd.var_cache_logwatch b/logwatch/dmeventd

index 9b01676..9bc262d 100644

--- a/logwatch/dmeventd.var_cache_logwatch

+++ b/logwatch/dmeventd

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@

 # Set the location of the folder to store last time stamp

 # (This is used to record the last log sent out so repeats 

 #  are not mailed in error.)

-$syslogpattern_file =

-        "/etc/logwatch/scripts/services/dmeventd_syslogpattern.txt";

+$syslogpattern_file = "/var/cache/logwatch/dmeventd/syslogpattern.txt";

 if (-e $syslogpattern_file) {

 	open(FD, "+<", $syslogpattern_file) or die $!;