diff --git a/pcsx2/USB/USB.cpp b/pcsx2/USB/USB.cpp
index 10f1991ed4..26435143bf 100644
--- a/pcsx2/USB/USB.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/USB/USB.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "qemu-usb/desc.h"
 #include "shared/shared_usb.h"
 #include "deviceproxy.h"
+#include "configuration.h"
 
 #define PSXCLK 36864000 /* 36.864 Mhz */
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ void CreateDevices()
 
 s32 USBinit()
 {
-	OSDebugOut(TEXT("USBinit\n"));
+	USBsetSettingsDir();
 
 	RegisterDevice::Register();
 	LoadConfig();
@@ -196,7 +197,6 @@ s32 USBinit()
 		usbLog = wfopen(LogDir.c_str(), "wb"); // L"wb,ccs=UNICODE");
 #endif
 		//if(usbLog) setvbuf(usbLog, NULL,  _IONBF, 0);
-		USB_LOG("USBinit\n");
 	}
 
 	qemu_ohci = ohci_create(0x1f801600, 2);
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ s32 USBopen(void* pDsp)
 		//if(usbLog) setvbuf(usbLog, NULL,  _IONBF, 0);
 	}
 
-	USB_LOG("USBopen\n");
-	OSDebugOut(TEXT("USBopen\n"));
-
 #if _WIN32
 
 	HWND hWnd = (HWND)pDsp;
diff --git a/pcsx2/USB/Win32/Config_usb.cpp b/pcsx2/USB/Win32/Config_usb.cpp
index 37292ca66f..adf8bac15f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/USB/Win32/Config_usb.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/USB/Win32/Config_usb.cpp
@@ -237,10 +237,11 @@ BOOL CALLBACK ConfigureDlgProcUSB(HWND hW, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPar
 void USBconfigure()
 {
 	ScopedCoreThreadPause paused_core;
+    USBsetSettingsDir();
 	RegisterDevice::Register();
 	DialogBox(hInstUSB,
 			  MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_CONFIG),
 			  GetActiveWindow(),
 			  (DLGPROC)ConfigureDlgProcUSB);
 	paused_core.AllowResume();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pcsx2/USB/configuration.cpp b/pcsx2/USB/configuration.cpp
index cd159e9293..4f778d480b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/USB/configuration.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/USB/configuration.cpp
@@ -19,24 +19,29 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "shared/inifile_usb.h"
 #include "platcompat.h"
+#include "AppConfig.h"
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 
 std::map<std::pair<int, std::string>, std::string> changedAPIs;
-const TCHAR* iniFile = TEXT("USBqemu-wheel.ini");
+wxString iniFile(L"USB.ini");
 static TSTDSTRING usb_path;
-TSTDSTRING IniPath = TSTDSTRING(TEXT("./inis/")) + iniFile; // default path, just in case
+TSTDSTRING IniPath;  // default path, just in case
 TSTDSTRING LogDir;
 CIniFile ciniFile;
+bool USBpathSet = false;
 
-void USBsetSettingsDir(const char* dir)
+void USBsetSettingsDir()
 {
+	if(!USBpathSet)
+	{
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	IniPath = str_to_wstr(dir);
+		IniPath = GetSettingsFolder().Combine( iniFile ).GetFullPath(); // default path, just in case
 #else
-	IniPath = dir;
+		IniPath = std::string(GetSettingsFolder().Combine( iniFile ).GetFullPath()); // default path, just in case
 #endif
-	IniPath.append(iniFile);
+		USBpathSet = true;
+	}
 }
 
 void USBsetLogDir(const char* dir)
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ void USBsetLogDir(const char* dir)
 
 std::string GetSelectedAPI(const std::pair<int, std::string>& pair)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 	auto it = changedAPIs.find(pair);
 	if (it != changedAPIs.end())
 		return it->second;
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ std::string GetSelectedAPI(const std::pair<int, std::string>& pair)
 
 bool LoadSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TCHAR* param, TSTDSTRING& value)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 	CIniKey* key;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	auto sect = ciniFile.GetSection(section);
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ bool LoadSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TC
 
 bool LoadSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TCHAR* param, int32_t& value)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 	CIniKey* key;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	auto sect = ciniFile.GetSection(section);
@@ -109,6 +117,7 @@ bool LoadSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TC
 
 bool SaveSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TCHAR* param, const TSTDSTRING& value)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ciniFile.SetKeyValue(section, param, value);
 #else
@@ -119,6 +128,7 @@ bool SaveSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TC
 
 bool SaveSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TCHAR* param, int32_t value)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ciniFile.SetKeyValue(section, param, TSTDTOSTRING(value));
 #else
@@ -129,7 +139,7 @@ bool SaveSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TC
 
 void SaveConfig()
 {
-
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	SaveSetting(L"MAIN", L"log", conf.Log);
 #else
@@ -167,8 +177,8 @@ void SaveConfig()
 
 void LoadConfig()
 {
-	std::cerr << "USB load config\n"
-			  << std::endl;
+
+	USBsetSettingsDir();
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ciniFile.Load(IniPath);
@@ -224,6 +234,7 @@ void LoadConfig()
 
 void ClearSection(const TCHAR* section)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	auto s = ciniFile.GetSection(section);
 #else
@@ -237,6 +248,7 @@ void ClearSection(const TCHAR* section)
 
 void RemoveSection(const char* dev_type, int port, const std::string& key)
 {
+	USBsetSettingsDir();	
 	TSTDSTRING tkey;
 	tkey.assign(key.begin(), key.end());
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/USB/configuration.h b/pcsx2/USB/configuration.h
index 91a65cd28a..6156f0d925 100644
--- a/pcsx2/USB/configuration.h
+++ b/pcsx2/USB/configuration.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void RemoveSection(const char* dev_type, int port, const std::string& key);
 
 extern TSTDSTRING IniPath;
 extern TSTDSTRING LogDir;
-extern const TCHAR* iniFile;
+extern wxString iniFile;
 extern std::map<std::pair<int /*port*/, std::string /*devname*/>, std::string> changedAPIs;
 std::string GetSelectedAPI(const std::pair<int /*port*/, std::string /*devname*/>& pair);
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ bool LoadSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TC
 bool SaveSettingValue(const TSTDSTRING& ini, const TSTDSTRING& section, const TCHAR* param, const std::string& value);
 #endif
 
-void USBsetSettingsDir(const char* dir);
+void USBsetSettingsDir();
 void USBsetLogDir(const char* dir);
 
 template <typename Type>
diff --git a/pcsx2/USB/linux/config-gtk.cpp b/pcsx2/USB/linux/config-gtk.cpp
index 43ea18bfe4..c8c38005cf 100644
--- a/pcsx2/USB/linux/config-gtk.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/USB/linux/config-gtk.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ void USBconfigure()
 {
 	ScopedCoreThreadPause paused_core;
 
+    USBsetSettingsDir();
 	RegisterDevice::Register();
 	LoadConfig();
 	void* that = NULL;