diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index de339da5..128e92a5 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -768,24 +768,28 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, error) {
 	// At this point, we'll save the base data directory in order to ensure
 	// we don't store the macaroon database within any of the chain
 	// namespaced directories.
-	macaroonDatabaseDir = cfg.DataDir
+	networkDir = filepath.Join(
+		cfg.DataDir, defaultChainSubDirname,
+		registeredChains.PrimaryChain().String(),
+		normalizeNetwork(activeNetParams.Name),
+	)
 
 	// If a custom macaroon directory wasn't specified and the data
 	// directory has changed from the default path, then we'll also update
 	// the path for the macaroons to be generated.
 	if cfg.DataDir != defaultDataDir && cfg.AdminMacPath == defaultAdminMacPath {
 		cfg.AdminMacPath = filepath.Join(
-			cfg.DataDir, defaultAdminMacFilename,
+			networkDir, defaultAdminMacFilename,
 		)
 	}
 	if cfg.DataDir != defaultDataDir && cfg.ReadMacPath == defaultReadMacPath {
 		cfg.ReadMacPath = filepath.Join(
-			cfg.DataDir, defaultReadMacFilename,
+			networkDir, defaultReadMacFilename,
 		)
 	}
 	if cfg.DataDir != defaultDataDir && cfg.InvoiceMacPath == defaultInvoiceMacPath {
 		cfg.InvoiceMacPath = filepath.Join(
-			cfg.DataDir, defaultInvoiceMacFilename,
+			networkDir, defaultInvoiceMacFilename,
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/lnd.go b/lnd.go
index ac3df4bf..aea8689a 100644
--- a/lnd.go
+++ b/lnd.go
@@ -54,14 +54,17 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	//Commit stores the current commit hash of this build. This should be
-	//set using -ldflags during compilation.
+	// Commit stores the current commit hash of this build. This should be
+	// set using -ldflags during compilation.
 	Commit string
 
 	cfg              *config
 	registeredChains = newChainRegistry()
 
-	macaroonDatabaseDir string
+	// networkDir is the path to the directory of the currently active
+	// network. This path will hold the files related to each different
+	// network.
+	networkDir string
 
 	// End of ASN.1 time.
 	endOfTime = time.Date(2049, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 0, time.UTC)
@@ -234,8 +237,9 @@ func lndMain() error {
 	var macaroonService *macaroons.Service
 	if !cfg.NoMacaroons {
 		// Create the macaroon authentication/authorization service.
-		macaroonService, err = macaroons.NewService(macaroonDatabaseDir,
-			macaroons.IPLockChecker)
+		macaroonService, err = macaroons.NewService(
+			networkDir, macaroons.IPLockChecker,
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			srvrLog.Errorf("unable to create macaroon service: %v", err)
 			return err
@@ -708,7 +712,7 @@ func waitForWalletPassword(grpcEndpoints, restEndpoints []net.Addr,
 	// deleted within it and recreated when successfully changing the
 	// wallet's password.
 	macaroonFiles := []string{
-		filepath.Join(macaroonDatabaseDir, macaroons.DBFilename),
+		filepath.Join(networkDir, macaroons.DBFilename),
 		cfg.AdminMacPath, cfg.ReadMacPath, cfg.InvoiceMacPath,
 	}
 	pwService := walletunlocker.New(