diff --git a/server-cli/src/main.rs b/server-cli/src/main.rs
index 73bdc649a4..1707656261 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     // Determine folder to save server data in
     let server_data_dir = {
         let mut path = common::userdata_dir_workspace!();
+        info!("Using userdata folder at {}", path.display());
         path.push(server::DEFAULT_DATA_DIR_NAME);
         path
     };
diff --git a/server/src/settings.rs b/server/src/settings.rs
index 379ca1d15e..759773b62a 100644
--- a/server/src/settings.rs
+++ b/server/src/settings.rs
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ impl Settings {
             match ron::de::from_reader(file) {
                 Ok(x) => x,
                 Err(e) => {
+                    let default_settings = Self::default();
+                    let template_path = path.with_extension("template.ron");
                     warn!(
                         ?e,
                         "Failed to parse setting file! Falling back to default settings and \
-                         creating a template file for you to migrate your current settings file"
+                         creating a template file for you to migrate your current settings file: \
+                         {}",
+                        template_path.display()
                     );
-                    let default_settings = Self::default();
-                    let template_path = path.with_extension("template.ron");
                     if let Err(e) = default_settings.save_to_file(&template_path) {
                         error!(?e, "Failed to create template settings file")
                     }
diff --git a/server/src/settings/editable.rs b/server/src/settings/editable.rs
index ce8ff36431..9b1c451fd1 100644
--- a/server/src/settings/editable.rs
+++ b/server/src/settings/editable.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub trait EditableSetting: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Default {
                         new_path = path.with_extension(format!("invalid{}.ron", i));
                     }
 
-                    warn!("Renaming invalid settings file to: {}", path.display());
+                    warn!("Renaming invalid settings file to: {}", new_path.display());
                     if let Err(e) = fs::rename(&path, &new_path) {
                         warn!(?e, ?path, ?new_path, "Failed to rename settings file.");
                     }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/main.rs b/voxygen/src/main.rs
index 06b672bcb2..80794f9134 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/main.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use common::{
     clock::Clock,
 };
 use std::panic;
-use tracing::{error, warn};
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 fn main() {
     // Load the settings
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ fn main() {
     // Init logging and hold the guards.
     let _guards = logging::init(&settings);
 
+    if let Some(path) = veloren_voxygen::settings::voxygen_data_dir().parent() {
+        info!("Using userdata dir at: {}", path.display());
+    } else {
+        error!("Can't log userdata dir, voxygen data dir has no parent!");
+    }
+
     // Set up panic handler to relay swish panic messages to the user
     let default_hook = panic::take_hook();
     panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |panic_info| {