diff --git a/cmd/mbf/cache.go b/cmd/mbf/cache.go
index 316e303d..5c89ca10 100644
--- a/cmd/mbf/cache.go
+++ b/cmd/mbf/cache.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ func (cache *cache) open() (err error) {
 		return os.ErrInvalid
 	}
 
-	if cache.base == "" {
-		cache.base = "cache"
-	}
 	var base *check.Absolute
 	if cache.base, err = filepath.Abs(cache.base); err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/mbf/main.go b/cmd/mbf/main.go
index a667c3f4..1438baa5 100644
--- a/cmd/mbf/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mbf/main.go
@@ -70,11 +70,14 @@ func main() {
 		msg.SwapVerbose(!flagQuiet)
 		cm.ctx, cm.msg = ctx, msg
 		cm.base = os.ExpandEnv(cm.base)
+		if cm.base == "" {
+			cm.base = "cache"
+		}
 
 		addr.Net = "unix"
 		addr.Name = os.ExpandEnv(addr.Name)
 		if addr.Name == "" {
-			addr.Name = "daemon"
+			addr.Name = filepath.Join(cm.base, "daemon")
 		}
 
 		return nil