diff --git a/src/utils/userDataManager.ts b/src/utils/userDataManager.ts
index d1c33ae2..613ba1fb 100644
--- a/src/utils/userDataManager.ts
+++ b/src/utils/userDataManager.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ function getCachePath(): string {
         return path.join(process.env.XDG_CACHE_HOME, restClientDir);
     }
 
+    if (os.platform() === 'linux') {
+        return path.join(os.homedir(), '.cache', restClientDir);
+    }
+
     return rootPath;
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +34,10 @@ function getStatePath(): string {
         return path.join(process.env.XDG_STATE_HOME, restClientDir);
     }
 
+    if (os.platform() === 'linux') {
+        return path.join(os.homedir(), '.local', 'state', restClientDir);
+    }
+
     return rootPath;
 }