diff --git a/server/api/index.js b/server/api/index.js
index bb062490..5d85bc9f 100644
--- a/server/api/index.js
+++ b/server/api/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const announceController = require('./controller/announce')
 const storage = require('./storage')
 const upload = multer({ storage })
 
+const path = require('path')
+const config = require('config')
 const debug = require('debug')('api')
 
 const api = express.Router()
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ api.delete('/event/notification/:code', eventController.delNotification)
 
 api.get('/settings', settingsController.getAllRequest)
 api.post('/settings', isAdmin, settingsController.setRequest)
-api.post('/settings/favicon', isAdmin, multer({ dest: 'thumb/' }).single('favicon'), settingsController.setFavicon)
+api.post('/settings/favicon', isAdmin, multer({ dest: path.resolve(config.upload_path, 'thumb/') }).single('favicon'), settingsController.setFavicon)
 
 // confirm event
 api.get('/event/confirm/:event_id', hasPerm('event:write'), eventController.confirm)