diff --git a/config.org b/config.org
index 9248c70..2a65ec3 100644
--- a/config.org
+++ b/config.org
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ Restore it to reasonable value after init. Also stop garbage collection during m
   (defconst MY--PATH_ORG_FILES_MOBILE nil)  ;; hacky way to prevent "free variable" compiler error
   (defconst MY--PATH_ORG_JOURNAL      nil)  ;; hacky way to prevent "free variable" compiler error
   (defconst MY--PATH_START            "p:/Eigene Dateien/Notizen/"))
-(setq recentf-save-file (concat MY--PATH_USER_LOCAL "recentf"))
 
 (setq custom-file (concat MY--PATH_USER_LOCAL "custom.el"))  ;; don't spam init.e with saved customization settings
 (setq backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,temporary-file-directory)))
@@ -330,6 +329,7 @@ Exclude some dirs from spamming recentf
   (recentf-exclude '(".*-autoloads\\.el\\'"
                       "[/\\]\\elpa/"
                       "COMMIT_EDITMSG\\'"))
+  (recentf-save-file (concat MY--PATH_USER_LOCAL "recentf"))
   (recentf-max-menu-items 600)
   (recentf-max-saved-items 600))
 #+end_src