diff --git a/lbrynet/core/LBRYcrdWallet.py b/lbrynet/core/LBRYcrdWallet.py
index 4a1cc1c7f..34f6f9d36 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/LBRYcrdWallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/LBRYcrdWallet.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 from lbrynet.interfaces import IRequestCreator, IQueryHandlerFactory, IQueryHandler, ILBRYWallet
 from lbrynet.core.client.ClientRequest import ClientRequest
 from lbrynet.core.Error import UnknownNameError, InvalidStreamInfoError, RequestCanceledError
@@ -372,6 +373,8 @@ class LBRYcrdWallet(object):
                 self.lbrycrdd = subprocess.Popen([self.lbrycrdd_path, "-datadir=%s" % self.wallet_dir,
                                                   "-conf=%s" % self.wallet_conf], startupinfo=si)
             else:
+                if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+                    os.chdir("/Applications/LBRY.app/Contents/Resources")
                 self.lbrycrdd = subprocess.Popen([self.lbrycrdd_path, "-datadir=%s" % self.wallet_dir,
                                                   "-conf=%s" % self.wallet_conf])
             self.started_lbrycrdd = True
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/LBRYConsole.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/LBRYConsole.py
index dc4af02d8..73e817af2 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/LBRYConsole.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/LBRYConsole.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os.path
 import argparse
 import requests
 import locale
+import sys
 from yapsy.PluginManager import PluginManager
 from twisted.internet import defer, threads, stdio, task, error
 # from lbrynet.core.client.AutoDownloader import AutoFetcher
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ class LBRYConsole():
         self.lbrycrd_conf = lbrycrd_conf
         self.lbrycrd_dir = lbrycrd_dir
         if not self.lbrycrd_dir:
-            self.lbrycrd_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".lbrycrd")
+            if sys.platform == "darwin":
+                self.lbrycrd_dir =  os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Library/Application Support/lbrycrd")
+            else:
+                self.lbrycrd_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".lbrycrd")
         if not self.lbrycrd_conf:
             self.lbrycrd_conf = os.path.join(self.lbrycrd_dir, "lbrycrd.conf")
         # self.autofetcher_conf = os.path.join(self.lbrycrd_dir, "autofetcher.conf")
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_gui/LBRYGui.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_gui/LBRYGui.py
index 6421ce1d4..dcc20f649 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_gui/LBRYGui.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_gui/LBRYGui.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lbrynet.lbryfile.client.LBRYFileOptions import add_lbry_file_to_sd_identifi
 import os
 import requests
 import shutil
+import sys
 from twisted.internet import threads, defer, task
 
 
@@ -42,8 +43,12 @@ class LBRYDownloader(object):
             self.download_directory = get_path(FOLDERID.Downloads, UserHandle.current)
             self.wallet_dir = os.path.join(get_path(FOLDERID.RoamingAppData, UserHandle.current), "lbrycrd")
         else:
-            self.download_directory = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Downloads")
-            self.wallet_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".lbrycrd")
+            if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+                self.download_directory = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Downloads")
+                self.wallet_dir =  os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Library/Application Support/lbrycrd")
+            else:
+                self.download_directory = os.getcwd()
+                self.wallet_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".lbrycrd")
         self.wallet_conf = os.path.join(self.wallet_dir, "lbrycrd.conf")
         self.wallet_user = None
         self.wallet_password = None
@@ -297,6 +302,9 @@ class LBRYDownloader(object):
             if not lbrycrdd_path:
                 lbrycrdd_path = self.default_lbrycrdd_path
 
+        if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+            os.chdir("/Applications/LBRY.app/Contents/Resources")
+
         wallet = LBRYcrdWallet(self.db_dir, wallet_dir=self.wallet_dir, wallet_conf=self.wallet_conf,
                                lbrycrdd_path=lbrycrdd_path)