diff --git a/.config/bash/path.sh b/.config/bash/path.sh
index c5011a8..afae0de 100644
--- a/.config/bash/path.sh
+++ b/.config/bash/path.sh
@@ -51,4 +51,8 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin
 # Make gradle use XDG
 export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$XDG_DATA_HOME/gradle
 
+# make wget use XDG
 export WGETRC="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wget/wgetrc"
+
+# make w3m use XDG
+export W3M_DIR="~/.local/state/w3m"
diff --git a/.config/w3m/config b/.config/w3m/config
index 822ded0..8598e2c 100644
--- a/.config/w3m/config
+++ b/.config/w3m/config
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 keymap_file ~/.config/w3m/keymap
 mailcap ~/.config/w3m/mailcap
+tmp_dir /Users/jhitch/.local/state/w3m
 display_image 1
 auto_image true
 ext_image_viewer