diff --git a/plugin/00-dustin.vim b/plugin/00-dustin.vim
index 63d70c8..b7ba973 100644
--- a/plugin/00-dustin.vim
+++ b/plugin/00-dustin.vim
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ if has('win32')
   " Also, Consolas is more widely available than Luxi
   set guifont=Consolas:h9:cANSI
   " Store swap files together in the user's temp directory
-  set directory=$TEMP\\\
+  set directory^=$TEMP\\\
 elseif has('unix')
   " Nice font and size (escape spaces) (GUI only)
   set guifont=Luxi\ Mono\ 9
   " Store swap files together in the user's cache directory
-  set directory=~/.cache/vim//
+  set directory^=~/.cache/vim//
 endif
 
 " Open all folds by default