diff --git a/modules/log.cpp b/modules/log.cpp
index 2ab0d0b6..c8734a3e 100644
--- a/modules/log.cpp
+++ b/modules/log.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ void CLogMod::PutLog(const CString& sLine, const CString& sWindow /*= "Status"*/
 
 	// TODO: Properly handle IRC case mapping
 	// $WINDOW has to be handled last, since it can contain %
+	sPath.Replace("$USER", CString((m_pUser ? m_pUser->GetUserName() : "UNKNOWN")).AsLower());
 	sPath.Replace("$NETWORK", CString((m_pNetwork ? m_pNetwork->GetName() : "znc")).AsLower());
 	sPath.Replace("$WINDOW", CString(sWindow.Replace_n("/", "-").Replace_n("\\", "-")).AsLower());
-	sPath.Replace("$USER", CString((m_pUser ? m_pUser->GetUserName() : "UNKNOWN")).AsLower());
 
 	// Check if it's allowed to write in this specific path
 	sPath = CDir::CheckPathPrefix(GetSavePath(), sPath);