diff --git a/mixnode/src/main.rs b/mixnode/src/main.rs
index 066d4a061e..b0cb340634 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/main.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ fn test_function() {
 async fn main() {
     cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         if #[cfg(feature = "cpucycles")] {
-            setup_tracing!("/tmp/tracing.log");
+            let home_dir = dirs::home_dir().expect("Could not get $HOME");
+            let logs_dir = home_dir.join(".nym").join("logs");
+            let logs_dir_str = logs_dir.to_str().expect("Could not construct logs path");
+            setup_tracing!(logs_dir_str);
+            info!("CPU cycles measurement is ON")
         } else {
             setup_logging();
+            info!("CPU cycles measurement is OFF")
         }
     }