diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5b8b0a..503215f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - Rank order for low market cap coins
 
+### Added
+- Colorschemes directory flag
+
 ## [1.5.3] - 2020-08-14
 ### Fixed
 - Build error
diff --git a/cointop/cmd/root.go b/cointop/cmd/root.go
index 609b86a..71ff00d 100644
--- a/cointop/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cointop/cmd/root.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func RootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var apiChoice string
 	var colorscheme string
 	var perPage = cointop.DefaultPerPage
-	var cacheDir = cointop.DefaultCacheDir
+	var cacheDir string
 	var colorsDir string
 
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ See git.io/cointop for more info.`,
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cmcAPIKey, "coinmarketcap-api-key", "", "", "Set the CoinMarketCap API key")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&apiChoice, "api", "", "", "API choice. Available choices are \"coinmarketcap\" and \"coingecko\"")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&colorscheme, "colorscheme", "", "", fmt.Sprintf("Colorscheme to use (default \"cointop\").\n%s", cointop.ColorschemeHelpString()))
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cacheDir, "cache-dir", "", cacheDir, "Cache directory")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&cacheDir, "cache-dir", "", cacheDir, fmt.Sprintf("Cache directory (default %s)", cointop.DefaultCacheDir))
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&colorsDir, "colors-dir", "", colorsDir, "Colorschemes directory")
 
 	return rootCmd
diff --git a/cointop/cointop.go b/cointop/cointop.go
index b7a07c2..fbc2e1b 100644
--- a/cointop/cointop.go
+++ b/cointop/cointop.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Views struct {
 type State struct {
 	allCoins           []*Coin
 	allCoinsSlugMap    sync.Map
+	cacheDir           string
 	coins              []*Coin
 	chartPoints        [][]termui.Cell
 	currencyConversion string
@@ -175,13 +176,6 @@ func NewCointop(config *Config) (*Cointop, error) {
 		configFilepath = config.ConfigFilepath
 	}
 
-	var fcache *filecache.FileCache
-	if !config.NoCache {
-		fcache = filecache.NewFileCache(&filecache.Config{
-			CacheDir: config.CacheDir,
-		})
-	}
-
 	perPage := DefaultPerPage
 	if config.PerPage != 0 {
 		perPage = config.PerPage
@@ -200,9 +194,10 @@ func NewCointop(config *Config) (*Cointop, error) {
 		debug:          debug,
 		chartRangesMap: ChartRangesMap(),
 		limiter:        time.Tick(2 * time.Second),
-		filecache:      fcache,
+		filecache:      nil,
 		State: &State{
 			allCoins:           []*Coin{},
+			cacheDir:           DefaultCacheDir,
 			currencyConversion: "USD",
 			// DEPRECATED: favorites by 'symbol' is deprecated because of collisions. Kept for backward compatibility.
 			favoritesBySymbol:  make(map[string]bool),
@@ -258,6 +253,24 @@ func NewCointop(config *Config) (*Cointop, error) {
 		ct.refreshTicker = time.NewTicker(ct.State.refreshRate)
 	}
 
+	if config.CacheDir != "" {
+		ct.State.cacheDir = pathutil.NormalizePath(config.CacheDir)
+		if err := ct.SaveConfig(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !config.NoCache {
+		fcache, err := filecache.NewFileCache(&filecache.Config{
+			CacheDir: ct.State.cacheDir,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("error: %s\nproceeding without filecache.", err)
+		}
+
+		ct.filecache = fcache
+	}
+
 	// prompt for CoinMarketCap api key if not found
 	if config.CoinMarketCapAPIKey != "" {
 		ct.apiKeys.cmc = config.CoinMarketCapAPIKey
@@ -440,7 +453,7 @@ func Clean(config *CleanConfig) error {
 
 	cacheDir := DefaultCacheDir
 	if config.CacheDir != "" {
-		cacheDir = config.CacheDir
+		cacheDir = pathutil.NormalizePath(config.CacheDir)
 	}
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(cacheDir); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/cointop/common/filecache/filecache.go b/cointop/common/filecache/filecache.go
index 62ed14f..0a02d77 100644
--- a/cointop/common/filecache/filecache.go
+++ b/cointop/common/filecache/filecache.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // DefaultCacheDir ...
-var DefaultCacheDir = "/tmp"
+var DefaultCacheDir = "/tmp1"
 
 // FileCache ...
 type FileCache struct {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // NewFileCache ...
-func NewFileCache(config *Config) *FileCache {
+func NewFileCache(config *Config) (*FileCache, error) {
 	if config == nil {
 		config = &Config{}
 	}
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ func NewFileCache(config *Config) *FileCache {
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(cacheDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0700); err != nil {
-			panic(err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	return &FileCache{
 		muts:     make(map[string]*sync.Mutex),
 		cacheDir: cacheDir,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // Set writes item to cache
diff --git a/cointop/config.go b/cointop/config.go
index 8456f15..b235b88 100644
--- a/cointop/config.go
+++ b/cointop/config.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type config struct {
 	API           interface{}              `toml:"api"`
 	Colorscheme   interface{}              `toml:"colorscheme"`
 	RefreshRate   interface{}              `toml:"refresh_rate"`
+	CacheDir      interface{}              `toml:"cache_dir"`
 }
 
 // SetupConfig loads config file
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ func (ct *Cointop) SetupConfig() error {
 	if err := ct.loadRefreshRateFromConfig(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := ct.loadCacheDirFromConfig(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := ct.loadPortfolioFromConfig(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -217,6 +221,7 @@ func (ct *Cointop) configToToml() ([]byte, error) {
 	var defaultViewIfc interface{} = ct.State.defaultView
 	var colorschemeIfc interface{} = ct.colorschemeName
 	var refreshRateIfc interface{} = uint(ct.State.refreshRate.Seconds())
+	var cacheDirIfc interface{} = ct.State.cacheDir
 
 	cmcIfc := map[string]interface{}{
 		"pro_api_key": ct.apiKeys.cmc,
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@ func (ct *Cointop) configToToml() ([]byte, error) {
 		RefreshRate:   refreshRateIfc,
 		Shortcuts:     shortcutsIfcs,
 		Portfolio:     portfolioIfc,
+		CacheDir:      cacheDirIfc,
 	}
 
 	var b bytes.Buffer
@@ -325,6 +331,16 @@ func (ct *Cointop) loadRefreshRateFromConfig() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// LoadCacheDirFromConfig loads cache dir from config file to struct
+func (ct *Cointop) loadCacheDirFromConfig() error {
+	ct.debuglog("loadCacheDirFromConfig()")
+	if cacheDir, ok := ct.config.CacheDir.(string); ok {
+		ct.State.cacheDir = cacheDir
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GetColorschemeColors loads colors from colorsheme file to struct
 func (ct *Cointop) getColorschemeColors() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	ct.debuglog("getColorschemeColors()")