diff --git a/backend/app_config.py b/backend/app_config.py
index 5fe72c65c..756ddea81 100644
--- a/backend/app_config.py
+++ b/backend/app_config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #    sys.path.append(BASEDIR) #when running migrate, needed to not get import errors
 
 UPLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(DATADIR, "storage")
+CACHE_FOLDER=os.path.join(DATADIR, "cache")
 DOWNLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "downloads")
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=None)
diff --git a/backend/t2wml_web.py b/backend/t2wml_web.py
index d61b48788..c94b14190 100644
--- a/backend/t2wml_web.py
+++ b/backend/t2wml_web.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from t2wml.api import Sheet, KnowledgeGraph, Wikifier, WikifierService, t2wml_settings
 from t2wml.spreadsheets.conversions import column_index_to_letter, to_excel, column_letter_to_index
 from caching import CacheHolder
-from app_config import db, UPLOAD_FOLDER
+from app_config import db, UPLOAD_FOLDER, CACHE_FOLDER
 from wikidata_models import DatabaseProvider
 from utils import get_labels_and_descriptions
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def update_t2wml_settings(project):
     t2wml_settings.sparql_endpoint=project.sparql_endpoint
     t2wml_settings.wikidata_provider = DatabaseProvider(project.sparql_endpoint)
     t2wml_settings.cache_data_files = True
-    t2wml_settings.cache_data_files_folder = os.path.join(UPLOAD_FOLDER, "data_cache")
+    t2wml_settings.cache_data_files_folder = CACHE_FOLDER
 
 
 def get_wikifier(project):