diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivitySettings.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivitySettings.java
index 3703c983..8aaa6812 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivitySettings.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/ActivitySettings.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class ActivitySettings extends AppCompatActivity implements SharedPrefere
         // Handle hosts
         Preference pref_hosts = screen.findPreference("hosts");
         Preference pref_block_domains = screen.findPreference("use_hosts");
-        pref_block_domains.setEnabled(new File(getCacheDir(), "hosts.txt").exists());
+        pref_block_domains.setEnabled(new File(getFilesDir(), "hosts.txt").exists());
 
         if (Util.isPlayStoreInstall(this)) {
             PreferenceCategory pref_backup = (PreferenceCategory) screen.findPreference("category_backup");
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ public class ActivitySettings extends AppCompatActivity implements SharedPrefere
         new AsyncTask<Object, Object, Throwable>() {
             @Override
             protected Throwable doInBackground(Object... objects) {
-                File hosts = new File(getCacheDir(), "hosts.txt");
+                File hosts = new File(getFilesDir(), "hosts.txt");
 
                 FileOutputStream out = null;
                 InputStream in = null;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/SinkholeService.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/SinkholeService.java
index 426a9dad..b873c38f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/SinkholeService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/netguard/SinkholeService.java
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ public class SinkholeService extends VpnService implements SharedPreferences.OnS
         boolean use_hosts = prefs.getBoolean("use_hosts", false);
         if (log || filter) {
             int prio = Integer.parseInt(prefs.getString("loglevel", Integer.toString(Log.INFO)));
-            File hosts = new File(getCacheDir(), "hosts.txt");
+            File hosts = new File(getFilesDir(), "hosts.txt");
             String hname = (use_hosts && hosts.exists() ? hosts.getAbsolutePath() : null);
             jni_start(vpn.getFd(), getAllowedUids(listAllowed), hname, log, filter, prio);
         }