diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 29a36fe52..fc6534b61 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func InitConfig() error {
 func setDefaults() {
 	config = Config{
 		Confd: confd{
-			ConfDir:   "/etc/confd/conf.d",
+			ConfDir:   "/etc/confd",
 			Interval:  600,
 			Prefix:    "/",
 			EtcdNodes: []string{"http://127.0.0.1:4001"},