diff --git a/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/config.el b/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/config.el
index 46a7ca656..8beb1f273 100644
--- a/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/config.el
+++ b/layers/+distribution/spacemacs-base/config.el
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ nil."
       eval-expression-print-level nil)
 
 ;; cache files
-(setq url-configuration-directory (concat spacemacs-cache-directory "url")
-      eshell-directory-name (concat spacemacs-cache-directory "eshell" )
-      tramp-persistency-file-name (concat spacemacs-cache-directory "tramp"))
+(setq tramp-persistency-file-name (concat spacemacs-cache-directory "tramp/"))
 
 ;; seems pointless to warn. There's always undo.
 (put 'narrow-to-region 'disabled nil)
diff --git a/layers/shell/packages.el b/layers/shell/packages.el
index e8d7486b8..f8abc2a90 100644
--- a/layers/shell/packages.el
+++ b/layers/shell/packages.el
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ the user activate the completion manually."
             ;; my prompt is easy enough to see
             eshell-highlight-prompt nil
             ;; treat 'echo' like shell echo
-            eshell-plain-echo-behavior t)
+            eshell-plain-echo-behavior t
+            ;; cache directory
+            eshell-directory-name (concat spacemacs-cache-directory "eshell/"))
 
       (defun spacemacs//eshell-auto-end ()
         "Move point to end of current prompt when switching to insert state."