diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index aa29a4ab6..253e77f7f 100755
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -68,17 +68,26 @@ def start_logging(file_name):
 
 	# TODO: disable logging by default; enable it with an argument
 	# TODO: be able to override the path to the log file with an env var or argument value; make these just the defaults
+	
+	# instantiate the buskill object EARLY
+	# Moved to top so that DATA_DIR path can be found from the buskill class
+	global bk
+	bk = packages.buskill.BusKill()
+
+	# Decision whether to write to DATA_DIR or TEMP file 
+	log_dir = bk.DATA_DIR if bk.PERSISTENT_LOG else tempfile.gettempdir()
 
 	try: 
-		log_file_path = os.path.join( tempfile.gettempdir() , 'buskill.log' )
+		log_file_path = os.path.join( log_dir , 'buskill.log' )
 		start_logging(log_file_path)
 	except PermissionError:
 		# adding a fallback log to avoid PermissionError
 		# This creates a new file that appends the timestamp to the log file
 		timestamp = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')
-		log_file_path = os.path.join( tempfile.gettempdir() , f'buskill.{timestamp}.log')
-		
+		log_file_path = os.path.join( log_dir , f'buskill.{timestamp}.log')
 		start_logging(log_file_path)
+	
+	bk.LOG_FILE_PATH = log_file_path
 
 	msg = "==============================================================================="
 	print( msg ); logging.info( msg )
@@ -160,10 +169,6 @@ def start_logging(file_name):
 	msg = "buskill version " +str(BUSKILL_VERSION)
 	print( msg ); logging.info( msg )
 
-	# instantiate the buskill object
-	global bk
-	bk = packages.buskill.BusKill()
-
 	#############
 	# LAUNCH UI #
 	#############
diff --git a/src/packages/buskill/__init__.py b/src/packages/buskill/__init__.py
index a39aaafe4..830472b21 100644
--- a/src/packages/buskill/__init__.py
+++ b/src/packages/buskill/__init__.py
@@ -224,7 +224,13 @@ def __init__(self):
 		self.SIMULATE_HOTPLUG_REMOVAL = False
 
 		self.EXECUTED_AS_SCRIPT = None
-		self.LOG_FILE_PATH = logger.root.handlers[0].baseFilename
+
+		# BusKill class was always initialised after finding the log file path Therefore in the new setup we are initialising it before the log file path is found
+		# This will prevent it from out of index error 
+		self.LOG_FILE_PATH = logger.root.handlers[0].baseFilename if logger.root.handlers else None
+		# Default value as False, because if no one updates the config.ini file then reverting back to old file path
+		self.PERSISTENT_LOG = False
+		
 		self.EXE_PATH = None
 		self.EXE_DIR = None
 		self.EXE_FILE = None
@@ -429,6 +435,8 @@ def __init__(self):
 		msg = "DEBUG: CONF_FILE:|" +str(self.CONF_FILE)+  "|\n"
 		print( msg ); logger.debug( msg )
 
+		# running the config option only after the implimentation of the config file
+		self.getConfigOption()
 
 		# handle conditions where this version was already upgraded by a newer
 		# version or if this is a version that upgraded an older version
@@ -441,6 +449,20 @@ def __init__(self):
 	#  * https://bugs.python.org/issue34034
 	#  * https://docs.python.org/3/library/pickle.html#object.__reduce__
 	#  * https://docs.python.org/3/library/pickle.html#object.__getstate__
+	
+
+	# Old config file reading option only exist after the toggling between the arm and disarm functionality
+	# Created a new function to get config option for persistent log file
+	def getConfigOption(self):
+		self.config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+		self.config.read( self.CONF_FILE )
+
+		if self.config.has_option('buskill', 'persistent_log'):
+			self.PERSISTENT_LOG = self.config.getboolean(
+				'buskill',
+				'persistent_log'
+			)
+	
 	def __getstate__(self):
 
 		state = self.__dict__.copy()