diff --git a/hosts/nixos/common/optional/services/syncthing.nix b/hosts/nixos/common/optional/services/syncthing.nix
index 930411f..ba5a2e5 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/common/optional/services/syncthing.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/common/optional/services/syncthing.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let
   # due to the way the syncthing module is written
   user = config.satellite.pilot.name;
   group = "syncthing";
-  dataDir = "/persist/state/syncthing";
+  dataDir = "/persist/state/var/lib/syncthing";
 in
 {
   services.syncthing = {