diff --git a/src/langfingaz/logMeetingData.py b/src/langfingaz/logMeetingData.py
index bca3803..0be165e 100755
--- a/src/langfingaz/logMeetingData.py
+++ b/src/langfingaz/logMeetingData.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from langfingaz import parseMeetings, bbbRequest, saveData
 from langfingaz.util import util as util
+import langfingaz.util.fileUtil as fileUtil
 
 
 def sleepFiveMin(verbose=False):
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def sleepFiveMin(verbose=False):
     util.sleep(fiveMinutes)
 
 
-def v2(folder: Path = saveData.getDefaultFolder()):
+def v2(folder: Path = fileUtil.getDataDir()):
     print("BBB meetingData logger started!")
 
     while True:
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ def v2(folder: Path = saveData.getDefaultFolder()):
         sleepFiveMin(verbose=True)
 
 
-def v1(folder: Path = saveData.getDefaultFolder()):
+def v1(folder: Path = fileUtil.getDataDir()):
     while True:
         saveData.requestAndSaveMeetingData(folder)
         print('.')
diff --git a/src/langfingaz/plotMeetings.py b/src/langfingaz/plotMeetings.py
index aeca0d4..2aa00b5 100644
--- a/src/langfingaz/plotMeetings.py
+++ b/src/langfingaz/plotMeetings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ def getDefaultPlotFolder() -> Path:
     return fileUtil.getProjectBaseDir().joinpath("plot")
 
 
-def plotMeetings(dataDir: Path = fileUtil.getProjectBaseDir().joinpath("data")):
+def plotMeetings(dataDir: Path = fileUtil.getDataDir()):
+    """
+    plot BBB meetings of the last month
+    """
+
     bbbStati: List[BbbStatus] = []
 
     for file in dataDir.iterdir():
diff --git a/src/langfingaz/saveData.py b/src/langfingaz/saveData.py
index a0c74d8..2dc1741 100644
--- a/src/langfingaz/saveData.py
+++ b/src/langfingaz/saveData.py
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ import langfingaz.util.fileUtil as fileUtil
 from langfingaz import bbbRequest
 
 
-def getDefaultFolder() -> Path:
-    return fileUtil.getProjectBaseDir().joinpath("data")
-
-
-def requestAndSaveMeetingData(folder: Path = getDefaultFolder()) -> Path:
+def requestAndSaveMeetingData(folder: Path = fileUtil.getDataDir()) -> Path:
     """
     save a new xml file in the given folder
 
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ def requestAndSaveMeetingData(folder: Path = getDefaultFolder()) -> Path:
     return saveMeetingsData(bbbRequest.requestMeetingData(), folder)
 
 
-def saveMeetingsData(dataStr: str, folder: Path = getDefaultFolder()) -> Path:
+def saveMeetingsData(dataStr: str, folder: Path = fileUtil.getDataDir()) -> Path:
     """
     save a new xml file in the given folder
 
diff --git a/src/langfingaz/util/fileUtil.py b/src/langfingaz/util/fileUtil.py
index c4493c3..dbb9d08 100644
--- a/src/langfingaz/util/fileUtil.py
+++ b/src/langfingaz/util/fileUtil.py
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ def getProjectBaseDir() -> Path:
     return getWorkingDir().parent.parent.parent
 
 
+def getDataDir() -> Path:
+    """
+    :return: The default data directory
+    """
+    return getProjectBaseDir().joinpath("data")
+
+
 def readFirstLine(file: Path) -> str:
     """
     :param file: Path to file