diff --git a/rules/retrieve.smk b/rules/retrieve.smk
index b2c1e8d6..ac296f79 100644
--- a/rules/retrieve.smk
+++ b/rules/retrieve.smk
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if config["enable"].get("retrieve_irena"):
             onwind="data/existing_infrastructure/onwind_capacity_IRENA.csv",
             solar="data/existing_infrastructure/solar_capacity_IRENA.csv",
         log:
-            logs("retrieve_irena.log"),
+            "logs/retrieve_irena.log",
         resources:
             mem_mb=1000,
         retries: 2