diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8fa902c78..fc61f2e58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ config.json
 
 # macOS
 .DS_Store
+
+.installdir-*
diff --git a/injectors/linux.js b/injectors/linux.js
index 353531f56..1077db5e5 100644
--- a/injectors/linux.js
+++ b/injectors/linux.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { join } = require('path');
-const { existsSync } = require('fs');
+const { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('fs');
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 const readline = require('readline');
 const { BasicMessages, AnsiEscapes, PlatformNames } = require('./log');
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ const { BasicMessages, AnsiEscapes, PlatformNames } = require('./log');
 // This is to ensure the homedir we get is the actual user's homedir instead of root's homedir
 const homedir = execSync('grep $(logname) /etc/passwd | cut -d ":" -f6').toString().trim();
 
-const flatpakDir = '/var/lib/flatpak/app/com.discordapp';
+const installDirFile = join(__dirname, '../.installdir-');
 
+const flatpakDir = '/var/lib/flatpak/app/com.discordapp';
 const homeFlatpakDir = `${homedir}/.local/share/flatpak/app/com.discordapp`;
 
 const KnownLinuxPaths = Object.freeze({
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ const ProcessRegex = {
   dev: /discord-?development$/i
 };
 
-exports.getAppDir = async (platform) => {
+async function findAppDir(platform) {
   const discordProcess = execSync('ps x')
     .toString()
     .split('\n')
@@ -88,4 +89,15 @@ exports.getAppDir = async (platform) => {
   const discordPath = discordProcess[4].split('/');
   discordPath.splice(discordPath.length - 1, 1);
   return join('/', ...discordPath, 'resources', 'app');
-};
+}
+
+exports.getAppDir = async (platform) => {
+  const installDirPath = installDirFile + platform;
+  if (existsSync(installDirPath)) {
+    return readFileSync(installDirPath, 'utf8');
+  } else {
+    const appDir = await findAppDir(platform);
+    writeFileSync(installDirPath, appDir);
+    return appDir;
+  }
+}