diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/config.py b/conservancy_beancount/config.py
index 9fb4f70d1a2fa767b9cf626a7459a1b1dbbd7df2..82a88370b314274fbcba275815144e2a9d993dc5 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/config.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/config.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Config:
 
     def cache_dir_path(self, name: str='conservancy_beancount') -> Optional[Path]:
         try:
-            cache_root = Path(os.environ['XDG_CACHE_DIR'])
+            cache_root = Path(os.environ['XDG_CACHE_HOME'])
         except (KeyError, ValueError):
             cache_root = Path.home() / '.cache'
         return (