diff --git a/nice.py b/nice.py
index c5abdc5..0aa21dd 100644
--- a/nice.py
+++ b/nice.py
@@ -71,7 +71,20 @@ DELETE_FILES_ON_UPLOAD = True
 DEBUG = False
 
 logging.getLogger('niceGUI').setLevel(logging.INFO)
-logger.add("uploader.log", rotation="10 MB")
+
+# Choose a log file path that works both during development and when the
+# application is frozen into a single executable (PyInstaller --onefile).
+try:
+    if getattr(sys, "frozen", False):
+        # When frozen, place logs next to the executable
+        base_path = Path(sys.executable).resolve().parent
+    else:
+        base_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+except Exception:
+    base_path = Path.cwd()
+
+log_path = base_path / "uploader.log"
+logger.add(str(log_path), rotation="10 MB")
 
 if DEBUG:
     BASE_SITE_URL = "http://localhost:8000"