diff --git a/pywal/settings.py b/pywal/settings.py
index 4adb249..3b81c9e 100644
--- a/pywal/settings.py
+++ b/pywal/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ __cache_version__ = "1.1.0"
 
 
 HOME = os.getenv("HOME", os.getenv("USERPROFILE"))
-CACHE_DIR = os.getenv("PYWAL_CACHE_DIR", os.path.join(HOME, ".cache", "wal"))
+XDG_CACHE_DIR = os.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", os.path.join(HOME, ".cache"))
+XDG_CONF_DIR = os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", os.path.join(HOME, ".config"))
+
+CACHE_DIR = os.getenv("PYWAL_CACHE_DIR", os.path.join(XDG_CACHE_DIR, "wal"))
+CONF_DIR = os.path.join(XDG_CONF_DIR, "wal")
 MODULE_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-CONF_DIR = os.path.join(HOME, ".config", "wal")
+
 OS = platform.uname()[0]