diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/medialib/activities/EditActivity.kt b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/medialib/activities/EditActivity.kt
index 0267af53e..09fc73c48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/medialib/activities/EditActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/medialib/activities/EditActivity.kt
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class EditActivity : AppCompatActivity(), CropImageView.OnCropImageCompleteListe
     }
 
     private fun saveBitmapToFile(bitmap: Bitmap, showSavingToast: Boolean) {
-        val file = File(cacheDir, "editedImages/${UUID.randomUUID()}.jpg")
+        val file = File(filesDir, "Images/${UUID.randomUUID()}.jpg")
 
         file.deleteRecursively()
         file.parentFile?.mkdirs()