diff --git a/mod_log_chat/conf/mod_log_chat.yml b/mod_log_chat/conf/mod_log_chat.yml
index 0932ac0..323beba 100644
--- a/mod_log_chat/conf/mod_log_chat.yml
+++ b/mod_log_chat/conf/mod_log_chat.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # log all vhosts chats in /var/log/ejabberd/chat directory in html
 #modules:
 #  mod_log_chat:
-#    path: "/var/log/ejabberd/chat"
+#    path: /var/log/ejabberd/chat
 #    format: html
 
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #  mod_log_chat:
 #    host_config:
 #      - "vh1.myjabberserver.net":
-#          - path: "/var/log/ejabberd/vh1.myjabberserver.net"
+#          - path: /var/log/ejabberd/vh1.myjabberserver.net
 #          - format: html
 #      - "vh2.myjabberserver.net":
-#          - path: "/var/log/ejabberd/vh2.myjabberserver.net"
+#          - path: /var/log/ejabberd/vh2.myjabberserver.net
 #          - format: text
diff --git a/mod_log_chat/src/mod_log_chat.erl b/mod_log_chat/src/mod_log_chat.erl
index 46e8f61..e555ede 100644
--- a/mod_log_chat/src/mod_log_chat.erl
+++ b/mod_log_chat/src/mod_log_chat.erl
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ depends(_Host, _Opts) ->
     [].
 
 mod_opt_type(host_config) -> econf:list(econf:any());
-mod_opt_type(path) -> fun iolist_to_binary/1;
+mod_opt_type(path) -> econf:directory(write);
 mod_opt_type(format) ->
     fun (A) when is_atom(A) -> A end.