diff --git a/installer/Install/Install.py b/installer/Install/Install.py
index b350bed21..89de3d5d0 100644
--- a/installer/Install/Install.py
+++ b/installer/Install/Install.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def InstallVanilla(system:Path, settings:dict, speedupfix:bool):
     CopyTo(ini, defini_dest)
 
     if kentie:
-        configs_dest = GetDocumentsDir() / 'Deus Ex' / 'System'
+        configs_dest = GetDocumentsDir(system) / 'Deus Ex' / 'System'
         Mkdir(configs_dest.parent /'SaveDXRando', exist_ok=True, parents=True)
     else:
         configs_dest = system
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def InstallGMDX(system:Path, settings:dict, exename:str):
     Mkdir(game/'SaveGMDXRando', exist_ok=True)
     # GMDX uses absolute path shortcuts with ini files in their arguments, so it's not as simple to copy their exe
 
-    confpath = GetDocumentsDir() / 'Deus Ex' / exename / 'System' / 'gmdx.ini'
+    confpath = GetDocumentsDir(system) / 'Deus Ex' / exename / 'System' / 'gmdx.ini'
     if confpath.exists():
         b = confpath.read_bytes()
         b = Config.ModifyConfig(b, changes, additions)
diff --git a/installer/Install/__init__.py b/installer/Install/__init__.py
index 57b03c35b..4369eaa6b 100644
--- a/installer/Install/__init__.py
+++ b/installer/Install/__init__.py
@@ -87,11 +87,12 @@ def GetSourcePath() -> Path:
     raise RuntimeError('failed to GetSourcePath()', p)
 
 
-def GetDocumentsDir() -> Path:
+def GetDocumentsDir(system:Path) -> Path:
     if not IsWindows():
-        p = Path.home() /'snap'/'steam'/'common'/'.local'/'share'/'Steam'
-        info('GetDocumentsDir() == ', p)
-        if p.exists():
+        if 'Steam' in system.parts:
+            idx = system.parts.index('Steam')
+            p = system.parents[idx]
+            info('GetDocumentsDir() == ', p)
             p = p /'steamapps'/'compatdata'/'6910'/'pfx'/'drive_c'/'users'/'steamuser'/'Documents'
             info('GetDocumentsDir() == ', p)
             Mkdir(p, True, True)