diff --git a/etc/logstashd.yaml b/etc/logstashd.yaml
index 660631c03..dc784a5c5 100644
--- a/etc/logstashd.yaml
+++ b/etc/logstashd.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 mqhost: localhost
-logstash_dir: /home/petef/logstash
+logstash_dir: /var/logstash
 
 log-types:
   linux-syslog: