--- src/shell.c
+++ src/shell.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
 
 /*
 ** Read input from the file given by sqliterc_override.  Or if that
-** parameter is NULL, take input from ~/.sqliterc
+** parameter is NULL, take input from ~/.desk/sqliterc
 */
 static void process_sqliterc(
   struct callback_data *p,        /* Configuration data */
@@ -1143,12 +1143,12 @@
       fprintf(stderr,"%s: cannot locate your home directory!\n", Argv0);
       return;
     }
-    zBuf = malloc(strlen(home_dir) + 15);
+    zBuf = malloc(strlen(home_dir) + 20);
     if( zBuf==0 ){
       fprintf(stderr,"%s: out of memory!\n", Argv0);
       exit(1);
     }
-    sprintf(zBuf,"%s/.sqliterc",home_dir);
+    sprintf(zBuf,"%s/.desk/sqliterc",home_dir);
     free(home_dir);
     sqliterc = (const char*)zBuf;
   }
@@ -1262,8 +1262,8 @@
   }
 
   /* Process the initialization file if there is one.  If no -init option
-  ** is given on the command line, look for a file named ~/.sqliterc and
-  ** try to process it.
+  ** is given on the command line, look for a file named ~/.desk/sqliterc
+  ** and try to process it.
   */
   process_sqliterc(&data,zInitFile);
 
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@
         sqlite_version
       );
       zHome = find_home_dir();
-      if( zHome && (zHistory = malloc(strlen(zHome)+20))!=0 ){
-        sprintf(zHistory,"%s/.sqlite_history", zHome);
+      if( zHome && (zHistory = malloc(strlen(zHome)+25))!=0 ){
+        sprintf(zHistory,"%s/.desk/sqlite_history", zHome);
       }
       if( zHistory ) read_history(zHistory);
       process_input(&data, 0);