diff --git a/chrony_canopy_client.conf b/chrony_canopy_client.conf
index e0f9d5a..88b9151 100644
--- a/chrony_canopy_client.conf
+++ b/chrony_canopy_client.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 maxupdateskew 5
 
-driftfile /etc/chrony.drift
+driftfile /var/lib/chrony/chrony.drift
 
 dumponexit
 dumpdir /var/log/chrony