diff --git a/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/dialog/dialogs.py b/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/dialog/dialogs.py
index 52f298edb..3ebef0075 100644
--- a/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/dialog/dialogs.py
+++ b/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/dialog/dialogs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import abc
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
+import os
+import pathlib
 import sys
 import typing
 import warnings
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import speedwagon
 from speedwagon.reports import ExceptionReport
+from speedwagon.utils import get_desktop_path
 from speedwagon.frontend.qtwidgets import logging_helpers, ui_loader
 import speedwagon.frontend.qtwidgets.ui
 from speedwagon.info import convert_package_metadata_to_string
@@ -163,19 +166,31 @@ def __init__(
 
     def request_export_system_information(
             self,
-            save_dialog_box=QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName
+            *_,
+            save_dialog_box=QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName,
+            **__,
     ) -> None:
         """Request system information be saved to a file."""
         file, file_format = save_dialog_box(
             self,
             "Save File",
-            "speedwagon-info.txt",
+            os.path.join(
+                get_default_export_system_info_path(),
+                "speedwagon-info.txt"
+            ),
             "Text (*.txt)"
         )
         if file:
             self.export_to_file.emit(file, file_format)
 
 
+def get_default_export_system_info_path() -> str:
+    try:
+        return get_desktop_path()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return str(pathlib.Path.home())
+
+
 class AbsWorkflowProgressState(abc.ABC):
     def __init_subclass__(cls) -> None:
         if not hasattr(cls, "state_name") or cls.state_name is None:
diff --git a/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/gui_startup.py b/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/gui_startup.py
index a5a105a5b..b03caa7c9 100644
--- a/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/gui_startup.py
+++ b/speedwagon/frontend/qtwidgets/gui_startup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import speedwagon
 from speedwagon.workflow import initialize_workflows
 from speedwagon import config
+from speedwagon.utils import get_desktop_path
 from speedwagon.tasks import system as system_tasks
 from speedwagon import plugins, info
 from . import user_interaction
@@ -943,11 +944,10 @@ def export_system_info_to_file(
 
 
 def get_default_log_path() -> str:
-    home = pathlib.Path.home()
-    desktop_path = home / "Desktop"
-    if os.path.exists(desktop_path):
-        return str(desktop_path)
-    return str(pathlib.Path.home())
+    try:
+        return get_desktop_path()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return str(pathlib.Path.home())
 
 
 def export_logs_action(
diff --git a/speedwagon/utils.py b/speedwagon/utils.py
index 64ffc0f0c..b21fab12a 100644
--- a/speedwagon/utils.py
+++ b/speedwagon/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """General module for things that don't fit anywhere else."""
-
+import os
+import pathlib
 from typing import Iterator, Callable
 
 import logging
@@ -45,3 +46,11 @@ def __init__(
     def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
         """Emit logged message to callback function."""
         self.callback(logging.Formatter().format(record))
+
+
+def get_desktop_path() -> str:
+    home = pathlib.Path.home()
+    desktop_path = home / "Desktop"
+    if os.path.exists(desktop_path):
+        return str(desktop_path)
+    raise FileNotFoundError("No Desktop folder located")